Transport

Travelling To School

There are three school buses, organised by Lancashire County Council (LCC) and several service buses available to help pupils travel to and from Our Lady’s. The buses organised by LCC are primarily for pupils in receipt of free bus passes, however, places are usually available to pupils either by purchasing a school bus pass or paying on the day. Details are below:

School Buses

• 695 –  Lea Town Smiths Arms – Our Lady’s Catholic High School via Clifton, Newton Scales, Lea, Savick Way & Ashton Lane Ends

• 651 – Cabus Junction A6/Green Lane – Our Lady’s Catholic High School via Garstang Bus Stand, Bilsborrow Roebuck, Broughton Post Office & Fulwood Black Bull

• 676  –  Longridge PO – Our Lady’s Catholic High School via Cumeragh Village, Broughton & Catforth

For information regarding bus passes, timetables and availability please contact Lancashire County Council’s School Transport Team on 0300 123 6738 or visit the website:

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/school-transport/

Public Buses

• 23 – used to travel from the Asda Fulwood area to Black Bull Lane and from the Bus Station along Plungington Road to Black Bull Lane. 

• 35 – used to travel to and from the bus station and Tanterton via Fylde Road, Woodplumpton Road and Tag Lane.

• 44 – used to travel to and from the bus station and Ingol via Tag Lane and Lane Ends.

• 48 – used to travel to and from the bus station via Holme Slack, Longsands, Fulwood, Cadley Causeway, Tanterton, Cottam and Larches and Lea.

Staying Late

For those pupils who live on routes out to Garstang and Goosnargh not served by a service bus and who stay late for extra-curricular activities, a subsidised taxi service, bookable in school each day, is available at a cost of £2.

Pupils living more than 3 miles away from school

To ensure that the families of those pupils who live more than 3 miles away from school are not financially disadvantaged we offer financial assistance.

To qualify pupils must have attended one of our feeder primary schools and live outside of the Preston boundary with distance travelled, from home to school, exceeding 3 miles.  Any financial assistance provided will be at the discretion of the Governing Body.

Contributions will be calculated based on the difference between the cost of your bus pass and that of a bus pass for travelling up to 3 miles with the amount awarded being a maximum of 50% of the additional cost.  Please see the example below:

• e.g. Cost of a bus pass for travelling up to 3 miles = £300.00
• Cost of a bus pass for travelling between 3 and 8 miles = £500.00
• Maximum Governor’s contribution would therefore be £100.00

Our contribution towards travel costs will be paid by cheque made payable to the parent/carer. If you wish to make a claim please contact the school.