Travel

Travel to and from Beckfoot Thornton

Student behaviour

Students must be positive ambassadors for Beckfoot Thornton when travelling to and from school. They are expected to behave in a sensible, mature manner on all forms of transport. This includes school services and buses that are also used by the general public.

We aim to ensure that everyone travelling on school transport gets to and from school on time.

Beckfoot Thornton bus services

Students wishing to use school buses for the academic year will be required to apply for a ‘Priority Photocard’. You can apply for your school bus card by clicking here. Public bus services do not require a school bus travel card. Our school buses are:

For more information on our school bus service including timetables and routes, please visit Metro’s dedicated page for Beckfoot Thornton.

To learn more about other suitable public services that will take students towards Beckfoot Thornton, click here.

Payment arrangements

Students can pay a cash fare on boarding the bus, which varies by distance, but is generally between 60p and £1.80 per single journey for students with an Under 16 or 16-18 Photocard. Please note that students without one of these Photocards will be required to pay the full adult fare. FirstDay and FirstWeek tickets are not valid. MCard and Metrocard passes are valid or they can purchase a weekly or monthly Under 19 travel ticket at any Payzone or at a Bus Station Travel Centre.

By car

If you wish to drop your child off by car, you must do so by dropping them on Thornton Road. Leaventhorpe Lane is permit holders only and for the safety if our whole community, must only be used by those with blue badges.

On foot

Thornton Road is a very busy road but has large paths, and great care should be taken if you choose to drop or collect children here. For safety reasons, we advise students to use public footpaths and designated walkways around the school site. Students should always use the zebra crossing when crossing Thornton Road.

By bicycle

Please ensure that your child wears a cycle helmet, has a bike lock, and adheres to the highway code if they wish to cycle to school.