LEA School transport for faith school 2 miles away from home

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just trying to get some ideas - we applied for a faith school in our local area and did not get the place - we got the place at the faith school 2 miles away. can I argue my point with the council to provide transport as it is too far to go on a public transport ( 2 buses) and a walk? I can say that it order to fulfill his faith needs, he needs to go to this school and the local school did not offer him a place...

Given the high school child will need to be at school earlier/same time as your child, that's not going to work.

Given this is a situation you are going to be in for 7 years, I really think you need to reevaluate your school options. There isn't a good solution to getting a 4 year old to a school 2 miles away if your Mother can't walk or bus him there.

Only offered for 3 miles plus in my LEA

Sorry - under 8s it is 2 miles.
But that is travelling on public transport.
I can't find anything for lea provided buses beyond children with SN

There are solutions. Childminder, moving house, getting flexible work hours etc etc.

You sound like you're in a total panic, and not thinking rationally. It's not fair on your four year old to be dropped by a teenager who he hardly knows or a taxi driver (other thread). A lot happens in the playground - teachers talking to carers, play dates (sorry!) being arranged, party invitations given out. There needs to be a consistent reliable person who has your child's best interests at heart in the playground every day. That could be a parent, grandparent, childminder, out of school leader... It's not a taxi driver or random teen.

If I were you, I'd worry less about the secondary situation and more about what is best for your child in the next seven years.

OP, the high school will finish at a slightly different time to the infant school.

Do you honestly want an unknown teenager from your area to walk your four year old two miles to school every day? If you can find such a teenager, surely you can find another parent in your area who might do it?

What did you think of the suggestions re before and after school clubs?

Hang on, you are talking about your neighbour's son going to a school a few stops, presumably bus stops, away? I thought the schools were at least on the same site.

How the heck would that work?