School bus services in Tyne and Wear
Normal bus services
To check whether you can travel to school on a normal bus service, use the Journey Planner: simply enter your school’s name, your home postcode and journey time to find your bus and Metro options. You can even download the bus timetable poster for the bus stop by your schoo
Dedicated school services
To help get children to school from places where normal bus services don’t run, Nexus pays for special school bus services. These are listed by district and then school below. Please note that these timetables are for the 2025-26 academic year, and may change for the 2026-27 academic year.
School bus services in Newcastle
Benfield School (pdf) Cragside Primary School (pdf) Excelsior Academy (pdf) Gosforth East Middle School (pdf) Kenton School (pdf) Sacred Heart Catholic School (pdf) St Cuthbert's Catholic School (pdf) St Mary's RC Primary School (pdf) St Teresa RC Primary School (pdf) Walbottle Campus (pdf)School bus services in North Tyneside
Burnside School (pdf) George Stephenson High School (pdf) John Spence Community School (pdf) North Gosforth Academy (pdf) St Thomas More RC Academy (pdf)School bus services in South Tyneside
Boldon Comprehensive School (pdf) Harton Academy (pdf) St Joseph's Academy (pdf) St Wilfrid's RC College (pdf) Whitburn CofE Academy (pdf)School bus services in Sunderland
Biddick Academy (pdf) St Robert of Newminster Catholic School (pdf)For further information, please contact Nexus Customer Services on 0191 202 0747 , 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
As parents get ready for the next school year:
- Families should plan how their children will reach schools and colleges comfortably – walking and cycling where journeys are shorter, and identifying which public transport they can use if they need to.
- When using cash, pupils using public transport should have the exact change to make their journey wherever possible.
Ticketing
If you are considering buying a season ticket or pass for a particular bus company, please check that both the morning and afternoon journeys are provided by the same company. Alternatively, a School Pass is valid on all services.
