Is my child eligible for free school transport?
NYC provide free school transport to Nidderdale High School if it is the nearest school to your home and is over 3 miles walking distance away or where the route to the school is not safe to walk. NYC will automatically assess student’s eligibility and will send a bus pass to your home address by 30th May if you are eligible.
Further information about eligibility can be found on the following link: School transport for Reception to Year 11 children/North Yorkshire Council
If a student is not entitled to free school transport, please see our paid bus pass information below.
What time are the buses?
To check the times of the bus services for students eligible for free transport, please follow the link to NYC website: Bus timetables/North Yorkshire Council
Timetables for students who have purchased bus passes, for the following services, can be accessed via the following links:
736H – Ripon to Nidderdale High School
739H – Masham to Nidderdale High School
The Transdev No 24 bus runs daily from Harrogate via Birstwith – Passes can be purchased directly from Trans Dev. Access to information about daily, weekly, monthly and annual passes can be found here Home (transdevbus.co.uk)
Can I drive my child to school?
You are able to drop your child off at school but we politely request you do not park in the bus lane or near to the school entrance gate. The Transdev No 24 bus runs daily from Harrogate via Birstwith – Passes can be purchased directly from Trans Dev. Access to information about daily, weekly, monthly and annual passes can be found here Home (transdevbus.co.uk)
Paid bus passes
If a student is not entitled to free school transport, bus passes are available to purchase for £1500 for the academic year 2026/2027.
All students (both current and new students) are required to make an application. Please click on the relevant application form below.
New students to Nidderdale High School:
Complete a Direct Debit Mandate and Conditions of Use (available on this page).
The Direct Debit mandate needs to be signed either manually or with a E-signature before returning (typing your name onto the mandate is not acceptable).
Conditions of Use – this document needs completing to show pupil's name, bus stop they wish to be picked up from and signed by Parent/Carer.
Both the Direct Debit Mandate and the Conditions of Use need to be scanned and emailed to: hometoschooltransport@nidderdale.mlt.co.uk or posted to J Spedding, Nidderdale High School, Low Wath Road, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 5HL, or hard copy handed into the School Reception before 22nd May 2026.
Application Form - Current Students
Application Form - New Students - Sept 2026 Intake
Direct Debit Mandate Form - please complete and return
Conditions of Use Form - please complete and return
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