Apply for a concessionary seat on school transport
Where spare seats are available on a school bus, they can be sold to pupils who are not entitled to free transport. These are called concessionary seats.
Applications for September 2025 are now available for some schools - see table below for latest update.
If you had a concessionary seat in the 2024/25 school year we will have your details on file and your application will be rolled forward into 2024/25 automatically (unless you contact us to opt out of this). You do not need to re-apply unless your address or school has changed. Please Contact Concessionary seats if they have.
If you did not have a concessionary seat in the 2024/25 school year, applications for a number of schools for 2025/26 are now open. You can apply for a concessionary seat using the application form for the appropriate school below. Please do not apply for transport for next year using this years form.
Students attending schools with 6th Form where concessionary seats are available can also apply for a concessionary seat on school transport. Please note a fresh application will be required as they enter Year 12 irrespective of whether they attended the same school in Year 11 but this new application will roll over into Year 13.
This page contains information about the September 2024 secondary school schemes and the September 2025 schemes as they become available. If you wish to apply for primary school transport, please Contact Concessionary seats.
Terms and conditions
Please read the terms and conditions listed against your school in the table below. They explain how you apply for a seat, how seats are allocated and how to pay.
We cannot guarantee that seats on school transport will be available.
Paying for your seat
If your application is successful, we will write to you with details of costs before you have to pay anything, and you may opt out of the scheme at any time. If there is a cost for a seat, you will usually only be charged for the days of scheduled travel.
If your application is successful, we will send you an invoice for the total cost. You can pay for the seat in monthly instalments.
How much does it cost?
Please see the table below.
Schools list
| School | How to apply for concessionary seat | Timetable |
|---|---|---|
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. The Durham County Council Standard scheme applies at this school. The cost is £380 per school year, equivalent to £2 per day. Apply for a concessionary school transport seat. Please select the scheme 'DCC Standard Scheme Schools'. Concessionary seats guide for parents (PDF, 482 KB). | |
| Belmont Community School | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. The Durham County Council Standard scheme applies at this school. The cost is £380 per school year, equivalent to £2 per day. Apply for a concessionary school transport seat. Please select the scheme 'DCC Standard Scheme Schools'. Concessionary seats guide for parents (PDF, 482 KB). | Belmont Community School bus timetable (PDF, 150 KB) |
| Bishop Barrington School | Special arrangements apply at this school - please contact the school directly for further information. | - |
Consett Academy | Concessionary seats are not available | - |
| Durham Academy (was Durham Community Business College) | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. The Durham County Council Standard scheme applies at this school. The cost is £380 per school year, equivalent to £2 per day. Apply for a concessionary school transport seat. Please select the scheme 'DCC Standard Scheme Schools'. Concessionary seats guide for parents (PDF, 482 KB). | Durham Academy bus timetable (PDF, 155 KB) |
| Durham Johnston School | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. The Durham County Council Standard scheme applies at this school. The cost is £380 per school year, equivalent to £2 per day. Apply for a concessionary school transport seat. Please select the scheme 'DCC Standard Scheme Schools'. Concessionary seats guide for parents (PDF, 482 KB). | Durham Johnston School bus timetable (PDF, 140 KB) |
| Easington Academy | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. The Durham County Council Standard scheme applies at this school. The cost is £380 per school year, equivalent to £2 per day. Apply for a concessionary school transport seat. Please select the scheme 'DCC Standard Scheme Schools'. Concessionary seats guide for parents (PDF, 482 KB). | Easington Science College bus timetable (PDF, 84 KB) |
Ferryhill School | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. Special arrangements apply at this school. | Ferryhill School bus timetable (PDF, 150 KB) |
| Framwellgate School | Concessionary seats are not available | - |
Greenfield Community College | Concessionary seats are not available | - |
The Hermitage Academy | Concessionary seats are not available | - |
| King James I School | Special arrangements apply at this school - please contact the school for further information. | King James I School bus timetable (PDF, 144 KB) |
| North Durham Academy | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. Special arrangements apply at this school. | North Durham Academy bus timetable (PDF, 152 KB) |
Park View Community School | Concessionary seats are not available | - |
| Parkside Academy | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. The Durham County Council Standard scheme applies at this school. The cost is £380 per school year, equivalent to £2 per day. Apply for a concessionary school transport seat. Please select the scheme 'DCC Standard Scheme Schools'. Concessionary seats guide for parents (PDF, 482 KB). | Parkside Academy bus timetable (PDF, 147 KB) |
| Seaham High School | Concessionary seats are not available | - |
| Sedgefield Community College | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. Special arrangements apply at this school. | Sedgefield Community College bus timetable (PDF, 114 KB) |
| Staindrop Academy | Special arrangements apply at this school - please contact the school for further information. | Staindrop School Business and Enterprise College bus timetable (PDF, 99 KB) |
| St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron Sixth Form, Peterlee | We are not yet accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. Please check back on this page for the latest updates. Special arrangements apply at this school. | St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron Sixth Form, Peterlee bus timetable (PDF, 119 KB) |
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester | Concessionary seats are not available | - |
| St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form College | We are not yet accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. Please check back on this page for the latest updates. Special arrangements apply at this school. | St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form College bus timetable (PDF, 176 KB) |
| St Leonard's Catholic School | We are not yet accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. Please check back on this page for the latest updates. Special arrangements apply at this school. | St Leonard's Catholic School bus timetable (PDF, 147 KB) |
| Sunnydale School | This is now the Sunnydale Campus of Greenfield School. | - |
| Tanfield School | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. Special arrangements apply at this school. | Tanfield School bus timetable (PDF, 152 KB) |
| Teesdale School | We are not yet accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. Please check back on this page for the latest updates. Special arrangements apply at this school. | Teesdale School bus timetable (PDF, 101 KB) |
| Wellfield Community School | Special arrangements apply at this school - please contact the school for further information. | Wellfield Community School bus timetable (PDF, 107 KB) |
| Whitworth Park School | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. The Durham County Council Standard scheme applies at this school. The cost is £380 per school year, equivalent to £2 per day. Apply for a concessionary school transport seat. Please select the scheme 'DCC Standard Scheme Schools'. Concessionary seats guide for parents (PDF, 482 KB). | Whitworth Park bus timetable (PDF, 151 KB) |
| Wolsingham School and Community College | See school website for details - Wolsingham School | - |
| Woodham Academy | We are now accepting applications for the new 2025/26 school year. The Durham County Council Standard scheme applies at this school. The cost is £380 per school year, equivalent to £2 per day. Apply for a concessionary school transport seat. Please select the scheme 'DCC Standard Scheme Schools'. Concessionary seats guide for parents (PDF, 482 KB). | Woodham Academy bus timetable (PDF, 126 KB) |
Notes on the scheme
- Charges are calculated for the full school year of 190 days for Years 7-10. Year 11 pupils attend school for 170 days, and the annual charge will be lower to reflect this shorter school year.
- If you apply after the start of the school year, the cost of the seat will be calculated at the daily rate of the scheme for the number of days remaining in the school year.
- Passes are issued each term and we do not normally make adjustments for short term absences.
- Email passengertransport@durham.gov.uk
- Telephone 03000 264 444 (option 3)
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