Wolverhampton Grammar School. Bus and Coach Transport Information

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1 Wolverhampton Grammar School Bus and Coach Transport Information

2 Bus and Coach Transport Information Wolverhampton Grammar School is well served by public bus services from Wolverhampton City Centre, Bridgnorth, Castlecroft, Claverley, Codsall, Perton, Pattingham, Pendeford, Telford, Tettenhall and Worfield. The City Centre also has a train station operated by Virgin Trains serving all mainline routes in and around Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Telford and Shrewsbury. The School also operates its own Bus and Coach services (in collaboration with Hills Coaches). Buses and coaches are provided every day the School is open to our students (excluding induction days). Parents are asked to ensure that their child is ready at the bus stop ten minutes before the times indicated on the routes. All times are approximate and may vary slightly in difficult weather conditions. In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct tel for Penkridge, Stourbridge, Telford and Walsall routes and Wolverhampton Grammar School tel for the Bridgnorth route. s may be purchased as a termly pass for both mornings and evenings or subject to availability: as a morning termly pass as an evening termly pass or as single trip tickets for ad hoc journeys. A daily travel service booking form must be

3 completed for all types of tickets. This form is available from Diane Hartshorne or Stephanie Netzer at School or can be downloaded from admissions/transport-arrangements. passes need to be booked in advance of each academic year. trip tickets can be purchased at least one day in advance from the Main School Reception. Charges for termly passes and single trip tickets will be added to your next term s fee bill. For students in Year and Year, a 50% reduction will be given on the termly pass charge during the Summer Term because of public examinations. Bus prices are calculated based on the provider i.e. a school minibus or coach provided by Hills Coaches and the number of miles a bus stop is away from the school, which have been split into zonal areas: (0-6 miles), (6-0 miles), (0-5 miles), 4 (5+ miles). For more information about School bus and coach services or costs please contact Diane Hartshorne on: ( ) dbh@wgs-sch.net or Stephanie Netzer on: ( ) scn@wgs-sch.net (Telephone) Telford a) Priorslee - Powell Road am b) Priorslee - Brookvale Road 4 7. am c) Priorslee - The Clock 4 7. am d) Telford Railway Station am e) Shifnal - Victoria Road 7.47 am f) Albrighton - The Crown 7.57 am g) Tettenhall Green - Bus Stop (Wergs Road) 8.am 89 In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct tel for the Telford routes.

4 Penkridge a) Penkridge - Olympic Fish Bar (opposite the Littleton Arms) 7.5 am b) Coven - Post Office, Brewood Road 7.50 am c) Brewood Hill Top 7.58 am d) Brewood Square - by the Public House 8.00 am e) Codsall Square 8.0 am 89 f) Birches Bridge - Wolverhampton Road 8.5 am 89 g) Birches Bridge - Dam Mill bus stop 8.8 am 89 h) Junction Windermere Road / Codsall Road 8.0 am 89 i) Claregate Public House 8.5 am 89 In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct tel for the Penkridge route.

5 Stourbridge a) Stewpony Junction, Bridgnorth Road A am b) Stourbridge Town Centre, opp Crystal Leisure Centre 7.45am c) Wordsley - Old Cat Inn, Layby in front of New Inn 7.55 am d) Kingswinford - junction with Glynne Avenue 8.00 am e) Kingswinford - The Cross 8.05 am f) Himley Hotel - main road beyond second set of traffic lights* 8.0 am 89 g) Wombourne - on main road after large roundabout to Sedgley and Ounsdale School layby** 8.5 am 89 h) Stourbridge Road - bus stop between Wombourne and Lloyd Hill 8.6 am 89 i) Lloyd Hill - roundabout on main road 8.0 am 89 j) Warstones Road - by shops near Somerfield/Co-op 8. am 89 * Himley Hotel - for road safety reasons the stop on the return journey in the evening is outside the Himley Country Club. ** Wombourne - for road safety reasons the stop on the return journey in the evening is in the village centre. In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct tel for the Stourbridge route.

6 Walsall a) Bescot Stadium Retail Park, Walsall 7.05 am b) Outside Joseph Leckie school (opposite South Walsall library), West Bromwich road, Walsall 7:0 am c) United Reform Church, Gillety Avenue 7.5 am d) St Thomas More Bus stop, Bilston road 7.0 am 89 e) Moseley Road, near to Neachells Lane 7.40 am 89 f) Baynton Road, New Invention 7.50 am 89 g) Lifestyle Express Bus stop (Just after Baynton Road), Essington Road. 7.5 am 89 h) Essington - Minerva Inn Public House 7.55 am 89 i) Cannock Road - bus stop by Motorhome 8.05 am 89 j) Blackhalve Lane - opposite Lidl 8.0 am 89 k) Fourth Avenue, Bushbury 8.5 am 89 In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct tel for the Walsall routes.

7 Bridgnorth and Norton a) Hundred House Hotel, Norton 7.0 am b) Bridgnorth High Town, Old Smithfield Bus Stop (opp Sainsbury s) 7.0 am c) Bridgnorth Low Town Bus Stop, Mill Street (adj Fosters Arms) 7.0 am d) Worfield - Bus Stop opp Worfield Garage 7.45 am e) Hilton - Bus Stop 7.50 am f) Rudge Heath - Bus Stop (adj to The Royal Oak) 7.55 am g) Pattingham - Village Hall 7.57 am 60 h) Perton - Sainsbury s Bus Stop 8.05 am 60 h) Wightwick - Fieldhouse Pub 8.0 am 60 In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Wolverhampton Grammar School tel for the Bridgnorth route. Please note that the termly (single and return) prices for the Bridgnorth run are with a 5% discount on the standard zone prices as this is a special introductory rate until the end of 07/8.

8 Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton WV 9RB