Statutory guidance

Home-to-school travel

Local authorities’ responsibilities when making home-to-school travel arrangements for children of compulsory school age.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 18 July 2014
• Last updated: 25 January 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Travel to school for children of compulsory school age

PDF, 554 KB, 66 pages

Details

This statutory guidance applies to local authorities.

It may also be of interest to:

• schools
• parents and organisations that advise parents
• other organisations involved in home-to-school travel (for example, transport operators)

Statutory guidance sets out what local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.

Published 18 July 2014
Last updated 25 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 25 January 2024

   Updated the guidance to make minor clarifications. This includes updates about schools that arrange home-to-school travel for their pupils, children with education, health and care plans, and how local authorities should determine a child’s nearest school.

2. 29 June 2023

   The statutory guidance has been updated to help local authorities perform their functions in relation to home to school travel for children of compulsory school age.

3. 7 December 2016

   Extended the review date to 2017.

4. 18 July 2014

   First published.