We are conducting a research paper on the Home to School transport market within local authorities and councils. The purpose of this report is to take a snapshot in time of how local authorities and councils are managing their Home to School Transportation services and how this compares across the country.

1. Number of students, split by SEN, Mainstream and other
• Mainstream Primary: 161
• Mainstream Secondary: 389
• SEN In-Borough: 192
• SEN Out-Borough: 186

2. Number of daily return routes, split by SEN, Mainstream and other
• Mainstream Primary: 56
• Mainstream Secondary: 34
• SEN In-Borough: 109
• SEN Out-Borough: 137

3. 2022/23 budget (to the nearest £0.5M)
£3.5 million

4. 2022/23 over/underspend (to the nearest £0.5M)
£2.0 million overspend forecasted

5. Do you have an integrated transport unit or does school transport sit alone
A Community Transport Unit which covers, Home to School Transport, Adult Social Care Transport, Public Transport, Voluntary Transport and Community Transport (S19/22)

6. Do you fully manage your home to school service or do you contract out the management to another company or to operators
Fully manage these in-house

7. What transport management software do you use
Routewise and Qroutes

8. What is the size of your home to school transport team, split by grade structure (ie, 1 x manager, 2 x principal officers, 10 x officers, 1 x compliance officer, etc)
1x manager, 2x senior officers, 3x officers, 1x finance officer

9. In which directorate does home to school transport sit
Highways and Transport – arrange the transport and assess mainstream applications
Childrens Services – SEN team assess SEND applications and need
Childrens Services – hold the budget

10. Do you operate a DPS system or do you allocate certain geographical zones to one or more dedicated operator
Yes we use a DPS which has 10 Lots based on vehicle size and type

11. Would you like to receive notification when the report is published
Yes please