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What the law says about home to school transport, who is eligible and distances from home The law says that if a pupil lives more than the minimum number of miles from their home to the nearest school, then they are entitled to free school transport.transportguide The distances are two miles for Years Reception – 3 and three miles for Years 4 – 11. Distances are worked out by taking the shortest available walking route from the centre of the pupil’s home address to the centre of the school address. This distance is used to decide whether a pupil is entitled to free transport or not. The Isle of Wight Local Authority uses a geographical information system to calculate the routes. This system uses information from Ordnance Survey, IOW Rights of Way, National Land and Property Gazeteer data. The law (Education and Inspections Act 2006) put new duties on local authorities to provide free transport for pupils who receive free school meals or those from families who receive the maximum level of Working Tax Credit. Maximum distances do apply to this entitlement. Local Authorities also have to look at their transport policies to make sure that they provide the best and fairest service for the money they have (cost effective). If you want to read more about the Government Transport guidance you can look at the Home to School Travel and Transport Guidance (July 2014) or the 2010 Post-16 Transport Guidance ( Feb 2014) Before applying for free home to school transport we strongly advise