Apply for school travel assistance
Travel Assistance Applications – Academic Year 2025-26
Applications for travel assistance (including SEND and mainstream school transport) will be reviewed during the summer holidays. If your child already receives travel assistance, we will let you know if you need to reapply.
Please submit all applications by 4 August 2025 to avoid delays.
Mainstream and SEND transport applications
Apply for travel assistance under mainstream and SEND criteria via the Citizen Portal.
Visit the home to school policy and guidance pages for more information.
If your child has a specialist healthcare need you may also be asked to complete the travel care plan. If you do not complete this form and a care plan is needed, it will delay your application.
Download and complete the travel care plan form (PDF) and submit the completed travel care plan with your application form on the portal.
The transport team will notify you of the outcome of your application within 10 working days of receipt of a correctly completed form, this outcome notification will be in your messages section when you are logged in to the portal.
Churchmead school transport farepaying scheme
The School farepaying scheme form is for pupils who are not entitled to free home to school transport to apply for a spare seat on a school bus to Churchmead school.
To apply for a travel pass on a school bus between September 2025 and July 2026 complete the Farepaying scheme form.
Apply for School transport farepaying scheme form
You will need to complete a new form for each year you wish to partake in the Farepaying scheme.
There's no guarantee of a place as we don't provide extra seats for farepayers. These are spare seats on existing services, offered on a discretionary basis.
Fees
The charges for the academic year 2025 to 2026 are as follows:
- Full academic year - £885
- Two terms - £590
- One term - £295
Grove Academy school transport scheme
Please email transportplanning@slough.gov.uk to request an application pack. The pack includes the full eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, and an application form. There is currently no online application process.
Lost or damaged travel pass
If you have lost or damaged your travel pass you can order a replacement. Please note that it can take 7-14 working days for the pass to be processed and posted.
Order a replacement school travel pass