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Getting to The Burgate
Our Unique Location Transport Routes
We are located a short bus/car trip from Salisbury and have a comprehensive bus network servicing our school and sixth form.
Our location on the edge of the New Forest, between Salisbury and Ringwood means that we have students joining us from across the area.
Our dedicated school buses serve many parts of Salisbury and the surrounding villages as well as Fordingbridge and its surrounding villages.
Students living within our transport catchment area may be entitled to free school transport and should contact the Hampshire School Transport team or Dorset School Transport team to confirm this and to apply for passes.
Students living outside of our transport catchment area will need to purchase tickets and details of the different routes, service providers and where to purchase tickets may be found below.
Transport question?
Please email: transport@burgate.hants.sch.uk
Services
Students moving from Year 6 to Year 7 in September should complete online applications via either Hampshire County Transport or Dorset County Transport if you live within these counties and believe you may be eligible for transport, by the beginning of July to ensure that transport is organised for the first day of term. Tickets for commercial routes such as Salisbury Reds can normally be purchased from 1 August each year.
Students 16 years and over are not eligible for free school transport once they have finished Year 11 but may purchase tickets on most Salisbury Reds routes depending on starting point. Please contact them for further information. Hampshire County Council routes no longer offer surplus seats to purchase for post-16 students. Students in the sixth form may have a subject lesson timetabled between 15:00-16:00 and should speak to their subject teacher where this may result in any transport issues.
Click here to view routes B1-B6 and 763
B1 - Broad Chalke to Burgate School via Wilton Road - City Centre
B2 - Stratford Road to Burgate School via Salisbury - West Harnham
B3 - Bishopdown Farm to Burgate School via Devonshire Road - City Centre
B5 - Whiteparish to Burgate School via Rowbarrow
B6 - St Peters Place to Burgate School via Devizes Road - City Centre
763 - Nomansland to Burgate School via Woodfalls - Downton - Breamore
Ticket information - Salisbury, Wiltshire
Salisbury Reds Buses B1-B6 and 763 To purchase a ‘scholars pass’ for a half term or term, please follow the link below -
NOTE: Tickets for the new academic year are normally available to purchase from Salisbury Reds from 1 August each year:
https://www.salisburyreds.co.uk/student-tickets
Ticket information - Hampshire
Some Hampshire main school students may be eligible to free school transport on some of these buses and should contact Hampshire County Council (HCC) to check eligibility, the applicable bus route and to apply for a free entitled bus pass.
Students moving from Y6 to Y7 in September should complete the HCC online application.
Deadline for bus passes is normally 31 May each year. Applications received after this date will still be processed, however they cannot then guarantee that transport will be set up for the first day of term in September.
https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schooltransport/apply
Important:
Post-16 Transport: It is no longer possible to purchase a surplus seat for post-16 students living on these routes. Students will need to find alternative transport to and from The Burgate Sixth Form.
Ticket information - Dorset
DCC/ MP013 Students in the main school are entitled to free transport and should apply for a bus pass for this route via Dorset County Council (DCC).
Non-entitled (Sixth Form) students from Aderholt can apply for a seat on the school minibus before the end of June by emailing: transport@burgate.hants.sch.uk
Main school students from Alderholt cannot use the minibus service unless by prior agreement and only in specific circumstances.
*School Minibus
Note: This service is not offered to students moving from Year 6 to Year 7 living in Ringwood, Poulner, Ibsley or any other stops on this route. Students moving from Year 6 to Year 7 should seek alternative transport to our school via Salisbury Reds (X3 bus) or personal arrangements. This service is predominantly for our sixth form students from Alderholt where there are currently no other bus transportation options. Only where there is availability and in very specific/special circumstances may it be possible for us to offer a seat to any main school student living in Ringwood, Poulner and Ibsley or any other stop on this route.
Main school students from Alderholt are not permitted to travel on this minibus service and should travel via the Dorset County Council (DCC) MP013 service. To apply for this please do so via DCC school transport.
There is a charge for our minibus service which is payable directly to the school.
Year 11 studetnts moving into sixth from in September or current sixth form students wanting a seat on our school minibus service please apply directly to the school before the end of June by emailing: transport@burgate.hants.sch.uk
Applications received after this date will be processed, however we cannot guarantee this will happen in time to secure a seat on the minibus for the first day of term in September. It is therefore essential that you please consider an alternative arrangement until you have received confirmation that a seat has been allocated for your child. Confirmation of seats will confirmed via email before the end of the summer holiday.
Seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis though if you are in the main school and have had a seat on a minibus service in the previous school year your seat will carry over until you either leave the main school or inform us the seat is no longer required.
Payment for the school minibus service is via your child’s school gateway account. Payments appear on accounts at the beginning of each term. Payments may be split into instalments across each term of the academic year. The annual charge for a seat on our minibus for 2026/2027 is £925
*Burgate School Minibus routes are subject to viability and route changes.
School Travel Entitlement - If you believe you are entitled to free school transport to The Burgate please contact the appropriate transport team within the county that you live.
Transport Support for Families with three or more students or for Sixth Form Bursary Students
For families with three or more students studying with us (Year 7 - 13) we may be able to offer a financial contribution to bus passes up to £500 pa. Additionally, Sixth Form students entitled to Bursary Support can have the full cost of their bus passes reimbursed.
Our Burgate School Travel Plan
We work together with Hampshire County Council School Travel Planning Department to produce our School Travel Plan.
Please click the links to find our Silver Stars Award School Travel Plan, our Park and Stride Map along with some Park wise Information from Hampshire County Council below.