Transport
School transport is provided by Hampshire County Council providing you live in the catchment area more than three miles from college or are eligible for additional assistance due to low income within the family.
Seats on these routes are allocated by HCC Passenger Transport. For further information on eligibility and the link to the application portal, please follow the link below:
Applications should be made in good time to ensure receipt of bus pass before the start of term in September.
If spare seats are available, you may be able to purchase a Privilege Pass if you live over three miles from college. Please contact HCC Passenger Transport for further information.
Hampshire School Transport has changed the way you need to contact them – this applies to us as a school and to all parents/carers. The link below takes you to the form which will need to be completed – rather than an email or a telephone call.
https://educationforms.apps.hants.gov.uk/p/school-transport-enquiry
Public Buses
Swanmore College is served by Stagecoach public buses. The schedules are subject to change and arrival at/departure from the college at the required times, cannot be guaranteed.
Stagecoach Bus Route and Timetable
S1 Whiteley Bus
Call: 01243 378 337
www.portsmouthcitycoaches.co.uk
Passes are purchased directly from Portsmouth City Coaches.
The cost of a termly pass is £395.00 per pupil.
No daily or weekly bus tickets are available.
To purchase your pass please email your child’s name, a suitable photo (as per passport, digital image fine) and the stop where your child wishes to join the bus to: schools@portsmouthcitycoaches.co.uk
Payments can be made by phone, bank transfer, cleared cheque or cash in person.
For further enquiries please call 01243 378 337.
To view a timetable for S1 Whiteley Bus please click here.
Please note, this is a private arrangement with Portsmouth City Coaches. Pupils who live outside the catchment area are responsible for their own transport arrangements as this service is not guaranteed and may be subject to change at any time.
All buses leave the College at 3:10 pm
Free late bus
Swanmore College provides a free, late bus service which leaves at 4:40 pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from our bus lane. This allows pupils to make use of the after-college sports facilities, participate in clubs and travel home safely by bus.
With the safety of our pupils being of the utmost importance, please see the route and stops covered by this service:
- Bishops Waltham Square
- Meonstoke, bus stop on A32
- Droxford Square
- Wickham Square
- Knowle Village Roundabout
- Solent Motel, Whiteley
- Sweethills Crescent, Whiteley
- Doctors Surgery, Whiteley
- Botley Train Station, Curdridge
Please note:
- It is important that pupils tell the driver where they need to get off when they board the bus.
- The locations listed above are the only points at which the bus will stop.
- The drivers are not permitted to stop at any other bus stops or roads.
We regret that, due to financial and time constraints, we are unable to increase the area covered by the free, late bus.