Brighton College School Bus Timetable 2017/18
Brighton College School Bus Service Brighton College offers a comprehensive bus service for pupils in the Prep School* and Senior School aged eight upwards, providing services that operate to and from school Monday to Friday and comprise of seventeen routes. Our partners, Brighton & Hove Buses and Mercury Travel, manage six of these routes. Both companies have proved themselves reliable and flexible, tailoring their service to meet the needs of the College and parents. These transport providers use vehicles operated and maintained under current legislation. We also run two express routes for Weekly Boarders that run on Monday mornings and Friday evenings and one express route on Monday mornings from Claph SW17. All the buses have excellent maintenance records and vehicle breakdowns are very rare. All drivers carry mobile phones (though for safety they cannot answer these while driving) and regular drivers are used to ensure continuity; all qualified and DBS cleared. So that drivers know which stop to collect pupils from, the nes of the relevant pupils will be given to College drivers and our partnering bus companies. *Pupils in Years 4 and 5 in the Prep School must be accompanied by our Bus Monitors for the short walk from the College to and from Walpole Road. Pupils in years 6, 7 and 8 have the option to be accompanied by the Bus Monitors in the mornings and evenings for the short walk to and from the Prep School - parents will have an opportunity to opt in for this when completing the application form online. Bus Routes The current routes are set out on the following pages. Each route lists the location and stops available with scheduled pick up and drop off. We endeavour to adhere as closely as possible to this timetable, however, these may vary from time to time if unforeseen circumstances occur such as large volumes of traffic or roadworks.** Pupils are required to be at their bus stop five minutes before the published pick-up time in the mornings to ensure the bus arrives at College in time for registration. Buses will only wait until the time of departure for pupils to arrive. **We reserve the right to change the routes after publication, once seats have been allocated, to reflect a more efficient service.
Route A Loxwood Loxwood Loxwood Pond 7.00 18.15 Wisborough Greet The Cricketers Pub 7.05 18.10 Broadford Bridge Bus on B2133 7.08 18.07 West Chiltington The Queens Head Pub 7.20 17.52 Route B Billingshurst Billingshurst Weald School 6.55 18.15 Pulborough White Horse Hotel, A283 7.08 18.00 Storrington Old Mill Drive 7.15 17.55 Washington A283 (The Pike) 7.20 17.50 Steyning Steyning High Street 7.30 17.40 Route C Heathfield Heathfield Heathfield Fire Station 7.00 18.00 Blackboys Blackboys Pub Car Park, by triangle 7.07 17.52,The Forge bus /, Black Lion Halland Pub 7.15 17.45 Whitesmith Mohair Centre, Laughton Road 7.17 17.43 Laughton Stonecross Farm 7.20 17.40 Laughton Bus Roebuck Pub 7.24 17.36 Ringmer H Lane Junction 7.33 17.34
Route D Angmering Angmering Angmering Roundabout 6.45 18.15 Worthing Northbrook College 6.50 18.12 Worthing Centenary House 6.52 18.08 Worthing Salvington Hill 6.55 17.58 Worthing Thomas A Becket Pub 7.00 17.53 Worthing Broadwater 7.05 17.48 Worthing Chesswood Road 7.13 17.43 Worthing Lyndhurst/Ladydell 7.10 17.41 Worthing Windsor Road 7.15 17.38 Lancing A259 Adj New Sussex Hotel 7.20 17.34 Shoreh High Street 7.35 17.30 Hove Medina Villas/King Alfred 7.50 17.15 Route E Danehill Danehill Triangle Horsted Lane 7.00 18.20 Horsted Keynes Bus 7.04 18.16 Lindfield Stone Cross lane 7.08 17.12 Lindfield Hickmans Lane 7.14 17.04 Lindfield Sunte Avenue 7.16 17.59 Hayward Heath Queens Road 7.20 17.54 Haywards Heath Harvester 7.25 17.46 Hickstead Hickstead Services 7.33 17.30 Sayers Common LVS College 7.36 17.26
Route F Scaynes Hill Scaynes Hill Millennium Centre 7.05 18.00 Scaynes Hill Layby Beadles Hill 7.07 17.56 Haywards Heath Princess Royal Hospital Bus 7.10 17.52 Haywards Heath Fox and Hounds Public House 7.14 17.48 Burgess Hill Burgess Hill School for Girls 7.25 17.39 Burgess Hill Keymer Gardens 7.26 17.38 Keymer National Tyres 7.34 17.29 Hassocks Station Approach 7.38 17.27 Route G Crowborough Crowborough Crow and Gate 7.05 18.11 Five Ash Down Post Office 7.11 18.06 Maresfield Bus adj Church 7.15 18.02 Piltdown Bus adj Garage 7.20 17.55 Newick Bus adj The Bull Inn 7.23 17.50 North Chailey Kings Head 7.27 17.47 South Chailey Mill Lane 7.31 17.40 Cooksbridge Railway Station 7.37 17.33 Lewes Neville Green 7.42 17.26 Lewes Prison 7.46 17.19 Lewes Houndean Rise 7.48 17.17
Route H Eastbourne Eastbourne Coopers Hill 7.11 18.03 Eastbourne Sovereign Harbour PM ONLY 18.15 Eastbourne Compton St/Grand Hotel 7.12 AM ONLY Eastbourne Old Town A259/Summerdown Rd 7.16 17.55 Eastbourne Youth Hostel 7.18 17.53 Friston Crowlink Lane 7.23 17.48 Cuckmere Exceat Cuckmere Country Park 7.28 17.43 Seaford Bishopstone, Hill Rise 7.38 17.32 Peacehaven Mayfield Avenue 7.49 17.23 Rottingdean Bus White Horse Inn 7.55 17.11 Brighton Brighton College 8.10 17.00 Route I Southease Southease Bus adj Gorhs Lane 7.20 18.00 Rodmell Abergavenny Arms 7.25 17.55 Swanborough Bus stop Swanborough Manor 7.30 17.40 Kingston The Juggs 7.33 17.45 Kingston Anscombe Lane 7.35 17.30* PM Lewes Ilford ( only) ONLY 17.50 Brighton Lewes Road (opp Coldean Lane) 7.55 AM ONLY *The return journey goes a different route (via Kingston) all drop off are subject to traffic
Route J Horsh Horsh Park Surgery (adj layby on Albion Way) 7.00 18.05 Horsh Horsh Station 7.02 18.00 Southwater West Grinstead, The Orchard Rest 7.14 17.52 Cowfold Bus stop by hair salon 7.22 17.42 Shermanbury Bus stop Partridge Green Junction 7.25 17.39 Henfield High street opp Truffles 7.30 17.35 Poynings Bus stop Poynings Roundabout 7.35 17.30 Route K Balcombe Balcombe Community Centre 7.05 18.00 Cuckfield Broad Street 7.16 17.49 Ansty Shell Garage 7.22 17.45 Burgess Hill Wisden Avenue 7.28 17.42 Burgess HIll Sussex Way 7.31 17.39 Hurstpierpoint Fairfield 7.35 17.29 Hurstpierpoint Trinity 7.38 17.25 Route L Copthorne Copthorne Bus stop A264 Dukes Head 7.05 18.05 Copthorne Bus A264 Copthorne Hotel 7.10 18.00 Pease Pottage Pease Pottage Services 7.20 17.45 Hand Cross Village The Red Lion Pub 7.23 17.35
Route M Wivlesfield Green Wivlesfield Green South Road 7.00 18.00 Plumpton Green The Plough 7.11 17.55 Plumpton Stn Crossing 7.16 17.50 Plumpton The Half Moon Pub 7.24 17.43 Ditchling Streat Lane 7.32 17.40 Ditchling Bus Opp The Bull 7.36 17.39 Withdean Tongdean Lane/London Road 7.45 17.25 Route N Chichester BOARDERS ONLY Monday and Friday Chichester Sainsbury s, Portfield Way 7.00 18.15 Fontwell Fontwell Services 7.08 18.10 Route O Tunbridge Wells BOARDERS ONLY Monday and Friday Tunbridge Wells Sainsbury s Car Park Linden Road (Bus A) 6.50 18.20 Frant Abergavenny Arms pub on A267 ( Bus B) 6.50 18.20 Marks Cross The Marks Cross Inn 7.05 18.15 Route P - Claph Pick Up* Arrival Claph SW11 Broomwood Road 06.30 08.05 *This route is a Boarders bus picking up on Monday Mornings only
Route Q - Lewes Phoenix Causeway Bus east /bus stop west 7.30 18.00 Lewes ( only) Lewes High Street Post Office 7.40 AM ONLY Lewes Pelh Arms 7.50 17.55 PM Lewes ( only) Keere Street ONLY 17.50 TICKET TYPES ANNUAL TICKETS COST TERMLY TICKETS COST 5 day - Monday to Friday 1590 5 day Monday to Friday 560 3 day - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1090 3 day - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 385 2 day - Monday and Friday 730 2 day - Monday and Friday 265 Weekly Boarder - Monday Morning and Friday Evening 555 Weekly Boarder - Monday Morning and Friday Evening 205 Weekly Boarder Monday mornings only 400 Weekly Boarder Monday mornings only 140
APPLYING FOR A SEAT ON THE BUS If you would like a place on the bus for your child for the coming academic year (2017-18) please complete the online application form by clicking this link http://www.brightoncollege.org.uk/practicalinformation/bus-routes/ Parents whose children already use school transport MUST complete an application form if they wish to retain their seat on a bus. Once you have completed and submitted the online form, you will then be required to click the secure online payment link. Please note that completion of the application form alone does not secure your seat. All seats are allocated on a first come first served basis and all tickets MUST be paid in advance. Application and payment must reach us by Monday 7 August 2017 to secure a seat on the bus. Travel on the school bus is dependent on receipt of a signed and completed Health & Safety Contract. This can be found by clicking this link and downloading the form http://www.brightoncollege.org.uk/practical-information/bus-routes. Please complete the form and return to Main Reception by post at Brighton College, Eastern Road, Brighton BN1 0AL, or by email to buses@brightoncollege.net. Only once both the application form, Health & Safety Contract and payment has been received can we consider your application for academic term 2017-18. You will receive an email confirming your seat on the bus. Please keep this email for your records. Important Cancellation Policy Half a term s notice must be given to cancel either annual or termly tickets. Emergency Contact Numbers In the event of an emergency out of school hours (before 8.30 and after 6), contact Brighton College Security on 01273 704241. For other general queries during school hours (8.30 6), please contact Brighton College Buses Te on 01273 704200 or email buses@brightoncollege.net NB: Brighton College will alert parents in the event of the late arrival of buses due to unforeseen circumstances (heavy traffic/breakdowns etc) via the School digital Communications system (email/text).
BUS ROUTES MAP Frequently Asked Questions Q. Where do the buses drop-off/pick-up at Brighton College? A. Routes B, C, D, E, G, J, K and P buses drop-off in Sutherland Road. This is also the pick-up point for the return journey. Routes A, F, H, I, K, L, M, N and O drop-off on the Senior College cpus Quad. The pick-up point is directly outside the new Yeoh Academic building. Q. My child is in the Prep School; will he be escorted from the bus to Walpole Road? A. Yes. Pupils in years 4 and 5 must be accompanied by our Bus Monitors to and from the Prep School. Supervision for pupils in years 6, 7 and 8 is not compulsory, but parents can request this service when they make their application for a seat online. Q. Can I buy a 3-day ticket? A. Yes. In order to provide the maximum flexibility whilst controlling the cost, 3 and 2 day tickets are available. Q. Can Weekly Boarders use any of the School Buses? A. Yes they can use any of the routes on a 2-day ticket for a Monday morning pick-up and a Friday evening drop-off. Q. Can I buy a ticket on the bus for an ad-hoc journey if I have only bought either a 3 or 2-day ticket? A. Yes. But, you can only do this if you give the buses te at least 24 hours notice to check availability and inform the driver of the change. Q. If my child does not use the bus for any reason, can I have a discount? A. No. You are securing a seat on the bus for the duration of the ticket type you purchase, regardless of whether your child might not take the bus for any reason. Q. If I buy an annual ticket and we decide to stop using the service, can I have a refund? A. Yes. But you must give half a term s notice to cancel either an annual or a termly ticket.
Lost Property Policy Aim: To clarify the school s position regarding the care of personal items brought on to the school bus service by pupils and the procedures to be followed if personal items are lost. The school and its bus partners can accept no responsibility for loss or dage to the personal property of pupils. To minimise the possibility of property being lost: a) All pupils and their parents are required to make sure that all items of clothing and equient is labelled, where possible, so that lost property is returned to its owner as soon as possible. b) Pupils are required to make sure that all their personal property and any school property issued to them is kept safely on their person whilst they are travelling on school transport. c) If items are placed in the storage compartment beneath the coach, pupils must remember to collect when they arrive at College in the mornings and when they are dropped off in the evening. Any items left on any bus should be reported to the buses department or main reception. Any items found on our partner s buses (B&H & Mercury) will be placed on the bus for collection when the pupil next travels on that bus. Any items found on Brighton College mini buses will be stored in Lost Property, which is located in the basement of The Great Hall down the steps adjacent to the Yeoh building. All valuable items such as wallets, laptops or mobile phones are kept in the Security Lodge. General The cleaners and porterage staff will generally move items of clothing or bags left unattended in other areas of the College cpus to the appropriate location (Lost Property or the Security Lodge). All unned/unclaimed lost property is disposed of at the end of each term and given to charities, except for high value items, which are retained for the academic year. All parents are offered the opportunity to take out Personal Effects Insurance through the College. Should you wish to do so please contact accounts@brightoncollege.net
Celebrating our Brighton College Community As these bus routes demonstrate, Brighton College parents are based all over Sussex and further afield. The Brighton College Society brings parents together to foster a strong sense of community and aims to provide a forum in which they can have fun, meet other parents and interact with members of the Common Room in an informal way. During the next academic year, we will be hosting a variety of interesting and enjoyable events; from trips to the theatre, rbles on the South Downs, private wine tastings, and unique staff and governor-led excursions and events. You will be able to participate in a vast range of specialist subjects as diverse as music, science, history and politics. To view and book any of our events, visit www.brightoncollegesociety.co.uk or contact Sally Woodmansey, Director of the Brighton College Society for more information at enquiries@brightoncollegesociety.co.uk.