General information

Applications will only be processed from households who pay their Council Tax to St Helens Borough Council.

Applications will be processed in accordance with the statutory criteria and/or low income criteria. The right to express a preference for a school does not qualify you for assistance to that school if it is not the 'nearest qualifying school'.

If you think you may be entitled to a concessionary bus pass you can either apply online via our website

Alternatively, you can print and complete an  application form (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window) and return it to:

School Transport Team
People's Services
Atlas House
Corporation Street
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 1LD

All completed applications are processed within 10 school days. If your child qualifies for a concessionary bus pass, you will be asked to send a current and appropriate passport-sized photograph of your child to the School Transport Team. Once this is received, you will be issued with the appropriate concessionary bus pass that will be valid until the end of the school year.