Bourne Grammar School

1. Any maps, plans or records showing the point within Greatford at which Bourne Grammar School becomes the nearest eligible school for transport purposes.

2. Confirmation of the location previously described as being east of the Dog House and an explanation of how this point is used in transport eligibility assessments.

3. The number of pupils currently receiving educational transport assistance from Greatford to Bourne Grammar School.

4. The number of applications for educational transport to Bourne Grammar School from Greatford that have been:
* approved; and
* refused
during each of the last five academic years.

5. If held, the number of pupils currently receiving transport to Bourne Grammar School from Greatford who live further from Bourne Grammar School than PE9 4PY.

6. Please provide any written guidance, operational procedure, fieldwork instruction, policy note, map or document used by officers when determining transport eligibility to Bourne Grammar School for properties within Greatford.

1 - 2. See attached map showing cut off point for distances to Bourne Grammar School and The Deepings School. Measure ascertained by the Fieldwork Team using Strava and calculated using the shortest driving route.

3.There is currently 4 pupils eligible for transport from Greatford to Bourne Grammar School because the school is nearer than their DTA school.

4. September 2022

- one pupil was eligible for transport from Greatford to Bourne Grammar School. Transport was granted because Bourne Grammar was the nearest school able to offer a place. 2023

– 1 pupil refused from Greatford to Bourne Grammar School. 2025

– 2 children were refused from Greatford to Bourne Grammar School. 2026

– 4 children had transport agreed from Greatford to Bourne Grammar School.

5. There are no pupils currently receiving transport Greatford to Bourne Grammar School that is a further distant than PE9 4PY.

6. Please see attached correspondence.

• When assessing transport eligibility to a school outside the designated transport area the officer would first look at the measurements to the non-DTA school and the DTA school. This information is supplied on the transport database.

• At this point the officer is likely to send a standard refusal letter to the applicant. If there is little difference in the distance the officer may check to find out if there have been any driving measures conducted. Maps are held in secure shared folders which the officer can access.

• If, following a refusal, the applicant makes a preliminary appeal for transport an officer would check that we have refused transport in accordance with the School and College Transport Policy and, if the query concerns which school is the nearer, maps will be checked and the Fieldwork team may be asked to measure to both schools.

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