Juneboy wrote:
Interesting question which leads to a related question. I wonder why the transport costs for children going to another area have to be paid for by the parent? The local authority of the school will only support transport if you are from the area the school is in. And likewise my understanding is the child’s local authority will only look after their own children’s transport costs if the children stay within their area / county. Why?
This is not universal. In Warwickshire, transport will only be paid to your nearest state comprehensive school....not Grammar School...even if that is the one you are deemed to be most suitable. School Transport is expensive, so County Councils (rightly) are looking for ways to make cuts. Unfortunately, they do not seem to be consistent with their application of their own rules, but that is another story. I suspect the answer to your question is that where education and healt are centrally funded, transport is funded at a county council level, so why on earth should they pay for your child to leave the county? In many (not all, I know) cases it is your choice to send them out of county...