Transport
Students in Catchment or those entitled to concessionary travel
The local authority plan and organise transport for all students in the catchment area of the academy. Bus passes are issued directly by Leicestershire or Lincolnshire School Transport (depending on your location) in the summer before your child starts with us. For mid-term entries, queries and information on concessionary places, please contact them directly on-
Leicestershire School Transport Lincolnshire School Transport
Telephone: 0116 305 0002 Telephone: 01522 782020
Email: passengertransport@leics.gov.uk Email: schooltransportapplications@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Bus passes are checked each journey so your child needs to keep them safe. The passes are non-transferable so your child should not attempt to travel on another service at any time. Lost passes should be reported immediately to the relevant Local Authority (Lincolnshire or Leicestershire).
When student are allocated their transport route, we update the academy database and this helps us to share with you any updates on travel disruption as quickly as possible.
In addition to the Vale villages, there is a service from Dry Doddington/Westborough/Long Bennington/Foston and a service from Allington/Sedgebrook and Woolsthorpe.
For students travelling on public transport for the first time, we offer a student “buddy” service until your child is confident with their arrangements.
Students out of Catchment
We have a significant number of students travelling to the academy from outside the catchment area. Here are the details of transport options to and from Bottesford which may help with planning purposes.
Lincolnshire side:
Centre Connect operate service 93 between Bottesford Village and Grantham.
It operates from Nottingham > Radcliffe > Bingham > Whatton > Bottesford > Sedgebrook > Barrowby Gate Estate > Grantham Centre. Link to timetable below:
https://www.central-connect.co.uk/timetables/d0c530c9-8cdf-49ec-ba6d-8fb3bcc2ec8e
East Midlands Trains run a return service to the village from Grantham train station. The train departs at 7.54am arriving in Bottesford at 08.07am. The return service leaves Bottesford train station at 16.14 arriving at Grantham train station at 16.27
As with all public journeys – please check the details carefully.
Nottinghamshire side:
East Midlands Trains run a return service to the village from Bingham Train Station. The train departs at 8.00am (calling via Aslockton at 8.04am) arriving in Bottesford at 8.11am. The return service leaves Bottesford train station at 15:55 stopping at Aslockton at 16.02 arriving at Bingham at 16.06. As with all public journeys – please check the details carefully.
Bus Services
Centre Connect operate service 93 between Bingham and Bottesford
93 - Nottingham > Bingham > Bottesford > Barrowby Gate > Grantham | Central Connect
Nottinghamshire County Council have commissioned a school service (973) operating the following route between Bingham and Bottesford Village;
https://cdn.vectare.co.uk/media/localbus/973_School_Poster_22-23.pdf
Depart Priory Belvoir Academy site at the end of the academy day reversing its journey (see above).
All enquiries to access this service including entitlement (concessionary or fee paying) and places, please visit https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/travel-to-schools/under-16-travel-assistance or ring Nottinghamshire County Council on 0300 5008080.