Travel To and From Beckfoot
Student Behaviour
Students must be positive ambassadors for Beckfoot when travelling to and from school.
They are expected to behave in a sensible, mature manner on all forms of transport. This includes school services and buses and trains that are also used by the general public.
We aim to ensure that everyone in travelling on school transport is safe and gets to and from school on time.
School Buses
Generally, buses are reasonably on time, but because of congestion or accidents on the A650, they are sometimes late. Both the school and bus companies are keen to get students home safely and on time, therefore a replacement service is normally provided as soon as possible, unfortunately students may have to wait for its arrival.
Students will be required to apply for a ‘Priority Photocard’ to use the school bus service for the academic year (a school bus travel card). Public bus services do not. There is no cost associated with this. Click here to apply. The school buses are:
- BF1: Sandy Lane Crossroads
- BF2: Chellow Grange
- BF3: Greengates
- B50: Eldwick
If you are unsure which service to use, please click here.
Other bus services
Public bus services on route 615/616, 662 and 60 also pass near to Beckfoot School. There is no direct public bus service for students travelling from Eldwick and Gilstead, students will have to use the 615/616 and then change to the 662, however, we advise students travelling from this area to use B50 bus service route instead.
Other public services are Bingley (662 and 60), Keighley (662 and 60), Saltaire (662 and 60), Greengates (60) or Bradford (662). Please contact Metroline on 0113 245 7676 for further details, or visit their website here.
Payment arrangements
Students can pay a cash fare on boarding the bus, which varies by distance, but is generally between 60p and £1.80 per single journey for students with an Under 16 or 16-18 Photocard. Please note that students without one of these Photocards will be required to pay the full adult fare. FirstDay and FirstWeek tickets are not valid. MCard and Metrocard passes are valid or they can purchase a weekly or monthly Under 19 travel ticket at any Payzone or at a Bus Station Travel Centre.
By car
If you are dropping your child off by car, you must do so by using the purpose built drop-off and turning circle, which can be accessed via the northern, Bradford Road entrance.
We ask for the safety of students, not to use the front entrance driveway or bus pay for parking or turning. The school, police and fire brigade are anxious to avoid parents turning into Wagon Lane at all, this is because parking restrictions are in place for this area, with the police regularly patrolling and issuing tickets for any violations.
Our collective concern is that there is nowhere on Wagon Lane, or the front entrance, where it is safe to turn around. We therefore ask that you do not use these areas for drop off or collection.
On foot
The A650 is a very busy road, and great care must be taken if you stop to drop or collect children here. Fore safety reasons, students are advised to use public footpaths and designated walkways around the school site. To cross the busy A650 Bradford Road, students must use the puffin crossing.
By bicycle
There are two cycle stores that students can use on our site, the first is located by the turning circle and the second by the main reception. Please ensure that your child wears a cycle helmet, has a bike lock, and adheres to the highway code if they wish to cycle to school.