Travel to and from Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Student behaviour
Students must be positive ambassadors for Beckfoot Upper
Heaton when travelling to and from school. They are expected
to behave in a sensible manner on all forms of transport.
Poor behaviour on any transport will not be tolerated and
consequences will be used in line with our behaviour strategy
and may lead to temporary or permanent bans from using school
transport.
By bus
Our school bus is the A2. For more information on routes and timetables visit Schools | Metro, online applications for Priority Photocards are also available here. Students must be at the bus stop at least 5 minutes before the times stated. School has no control over the bus times/routes/fares/actions of the drivers. This is the responsibility of the bus company. Any queries or complaints relating to the bus services should be made to the appropriate contact below:
- Student Related Enquiries – Tel: 01274 493533
- Education Transport – Tel: 0113 348 1122
- First Bradford – Tel: 0845 604 5460
Beckfoot Upper Heaton bus services
For more information on our A2 school bus service including timetables and routes, please visit Metro’s dedicated page for Beckfoot Upper Heaton.
To learn more about other suitable public services that will take students towards Beckfoot Upper Heaton, click here.
Payment arrangements
Students can pay a cash fare on boarding the bus, which varies by distance, but is generally between 60p and £1.80 per single journey for students with an Under 16 or 16-18 Photocard. Please note that students without one of these Photocards will be required to pay the full adult fare. FirstDay and FirstWeek tickets are not valid. MCard and Metrocard passes are valid or they can purchase a weekly or monthly Under 19 travel ticket at any Payzone or at a Bus Station Travel Centre.
By car
To drop off or pick up your child, please use the Thorn Lane
entrance off Haworth Road. Cars are not permitted on the
turning circle. For SATNAV please use BD9 6SD
Haworth Road and Thorn Lane are very busy roads, and great care must be taken if you stop to drop off or collect students. Thorn Lane is a dead end, which often leads to congestion, we advise parents to encourage their children to walk, cycle or get the bus to school where possible.
If this is not possible, we advise students to use suitable footpaths and walkways around school to meet their lift at a meeting point away from Thorn Lane