Funded school travel will be provided for children attending their nearest suitable school where the distance from home to school is more than 2 miles (children aged under 8) or more than 3 miles (children aged 8 and over).
Children are entitled to funded travel however far the distance is to their nearest suitable school if they cannot reasonably be expected to walk there (accompanied as necessary), because of their SEN or a disability or mobility problem.
For pupils with an EHC Plan, Suffolk County Council will identify the nearest suitable school. If this school is named in the EHC Plan and is over the distance criteria above, funded school travel will be provided.
The parents’ or young person’s preferred school or college might be further away from their home than the nearest school or college that has been identified as the school that can meet the child or young person’s SEND.
In such a case, Suffolk County Council can name the nearer school or college in the EHCP if it considers it to be appropriate for meeting the child or young person’s SEND.
If the parents prefer the school or college that is further away, SCC may agree to name this but it will the responsibility of the family to make their own travel arrangements.
For more details on home to school transport or to read the policy in full, visit Suffolk on Board.