In conjunction with Prior’s Field School and Aldro School,
St Hilary’s runs a bus service as follows :
Year commencing September 2011 we will be running the following three routes in the mornings only using 16 seater minibuses or 29 seater coaches. Routes are:
Cranleigh Route
Cranleigh Common 07.38 daily £3.25
Rowly Drive 07.40 daily £3.25
Shamley Green 07.43 daily £2.50
Wonersh (Grantley Arms) 07.48 daily £2.50
Bramley (old train station) 07.53 daily £2.50
St Hilary’s 08.05
Haslemere Route
Haslemere (Waitrose Car Park) 07.30 daily £3.25
Witley (Gasden Lane/Wheeler Lane) 07.40 daily £2.50
St Hilary's 08.20
Farnham Route
The Bourne (Fox PH) 07.40 daily £3.25
Tilford (Barley Mow PH) 07.50 daily £3.25
Elstead (Lay By) 07.55 daily £2.50
Aldro 08.05 daily shuttle £1.20
Priorsfield Sports Hall 08.10 daily £1.20
St Hilary’s 08.20
Whilst every effort is made to keep to the above timings, they cannot be guaranteed.
The fares shown are for the year and are normally reviewed annually.
School Bus Services - Terms and Conditions
1. To book a place on any of the bus routes, please complete an application form and return it to the Accounts Office at St Hilary’s School. Application forms may be obtained from the Accounts Office.
2. Places on the buses will be issued on a first come first served basis. Applications will be numbered on receipt.
3. Payment for the service is termly in advance. When starting part way through a term, the charge will be added to the following term’s bill in arrears.
4. All parents of children using the buses are required to commit to a term’s use of the service, five days per week. There is no refund for missed days. Towards the end of each term parents will be required to sign up for the following terms bus. Once signed up parents will be committed to paying for that terms usage.
5. The service will only be available for pre-booked places, and additional friends, who might be travelling in with your child on any particular day, may only be accommodated if there is space and it has been agreed with the Accounts Office beforehand.
6. The Schools have contracted with established private companies to provide the services and these companies have experience of this type of work. It is expected that the only adult on the coach will be the driver. He or she will be responsible for discipline on the bus, but will report any problems to the Schools for action.
7. St Hilary’s School and the bus contractor cannot be held responsible for the lateness or delay of the services due to traffic, road works or weather conditions. It is the parents responsibility to wait with the child, until the child has boarded the bus.
8. In the mornings children should aim to arrive at their stop 5 minutes prior to the timetabled arrival time. The drivers will not be able to wait for late-comers.
9. If a coach arrives early at a stop it is required to wait until the timetabled time before it continues.
10. Children should wait at timetabled stops only.
11. School buses are contracted to have seat belts. It is a condition of use of the bus that students use the seatbelt throughout the journey. Failure to adhere to this requirement will lead to withdrawal from the bus service.
12. Please let the School know if your child will be carrying bulky luggage (e.g. a cello) as we may need to make special arrangements.
13. Neither the School nor the bus contractor can be held responsible for the loss of a child’s property.
14. Requests for changes to routes or timings should be put in writing to the Accounts Office at St Hilary’s School only. These will be reviewed annually and you will be notified if there are any problems in meeting those requests.