School Transport

Some families bring their child/ren to school and others opt to apply for school transport.

School transport is provided by Surrey County Council for eligible pupils. The majority of our school transport is provided by Wokring Community Transport (Bustler). Students are generally transported with other peers in their area, a driver & one escort. 

If you would like to apply for school transport please use the information below.

0300 200 1004 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays)

The contact details are the same for any aspect of travel assistance, including details of the travel assistance arrangements. Pond Meadow are primarily served through Woking Community Transport (Bustler)

If you would need support with your application and/or support to appeal a decision please do use the information in the next section.

Vehicles park in the front car park and school staff collect pupils and bring them into school. Students are allowed to transition independently where it is appropriate.

Transport applications

We are happy to help with transport applications and appeals

While transport is primarily arranged between parents & the council, we are happy to provide support with transport applications particularly when they are denied and require appeal. 

Our transport lead is Annie Robertson, she can be contacted on ARobinson@pond-meadow.surrey.sch.uk or by calling 01483 532239.

Please note the process for pre and post 16 transport are slightly different and are advised on separately. We are very strong on our transport response as we understand that transport is essential to lots of our students being able to access their education. 

Pre 16 transport:

Post 16 transport needs to be applied for every year.

To apply for pre 16 transport please use the following link: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/transport/under-16

The form will ask if you would like to receive fuel allowance, please only say yes if you are prepared and able to bring your child to school yourself. Where you are bringing your child yourself you will still need to complete the form too in order to receive reimbursement.

Post 16 transport incurs a cost of £801, reduced for families with low income or in receipt of certain benefits. Evidence will need to be provided to Surrey Transport in order to receive the lower amount. Payment will be requested via invoice and no payment will need to be made until December/January time.

The transport cost can be covered by the 16-19 bursary which you can apply for when applications are sent out by myself in September. Once your application has been received and accepted, we will request a copy of the transport invoice which will be paid by our finance team. You will receive confirmation via email that the payment has been made on your behalf.

We advise parents to apply yearly in order to ensure your child has transport in place for September, ensuring you keep written confirmation of eligibility especially where the eligibility lasts a few years. If applications open again and your child’s eligibility should mean you do not need to reapply, we ask that you send your confirmation to Surrey Transport to reconfirm. This is again asked to previous issues with children advised to be eligible having that eligibility end unknowingly