Transport

School buses to secondary school are arranged and organised by the East Sussex School Admissions & Transport Team.

If you have any questions regarding transport including bus passes and routes, please contact the School Admissions & Transport Team on 0300 3309472 or via School travel and transport | East Sussex County Council

For information about transport options for students living in Kent please visit:

School transport - Kent County Council

Information about East Sussex public transport can be found here. For changes to public bus services please click here. For the most up to date information, always check with the bus company.

Please see our East Sussex School Bus travel FAQs document for further information.

Beacon Academy Routes and Operators

The latest school bus timetables for our school, provider information and updated guidance for travel using this service is available here.

County Travel Saver Schemes

East Sussex County Council offer a 3i-D Card - an East Sussex bus, ID and discount card for all 11–19-year-olds who live, work and study in the county.

3i-D card: East Sussex ID card and bus discount for young people

Kent County Council provide a Travel Saver Scheme in order to assist parents with the cost of bus travel. The pass provides subsidised bus travel at school times for all secondary aged students living in Kent.

KCC Travel Saver - Kent County Council

Rail discounts

The 16 to 17 Saver is a new national railcard for 16 and 17 year-olds which gives 50% off Standard Anytime, Standard Off-Peak, Standard Advance and Season tickets for travel at any time of the day.

For more information, please visit the 16 to 17 Saver site.

Parking

Parents and carers are not permitted to drive onto the Beacon Academy site during school drop off and collection without prior permission from the school. Driving onto site causes significant congestion with understandable safety concerns and prevents County transport for both Beacon Academy and Acre Wood Academy from accessing or leaving our site at the designated times.

Please be considerate if you are parking a vehicle in the residential streets around Beacon Academy. Please ensure that you do not park across residents’ driveways, on grass verges or block their access to their property as this can inevitably cause significant congestion on and around our neighbouring residential streets. In addition to this, please remember to turn your engines off while waiting. Leaving your engines running creates substantial noise for our neighbours and a large amount of pollution in an area that is heavily populated by children.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Other useful information

ESCC transport policies page Transport policies | East Sussex County Council

For more information from the DfE about Free School Transport, please click here.