Bus and Transport Information

Getting to Shevington High School

Shevington High School students travel from various locations across the borough.  Our students join us in Year 7 from more than 20 different feeder primary school. We admit students from different areas from across Wigan and Lancashire.  Many students use buses as their main form of travel and we have a number of bus services the arrive and depart at our school turning circle.

As a parent it can be a daunting prospect as your child may have to travel further to school and may make this journey independently for the first time.  We have enclosed our current popular travel routes, including information about our Orrell/Upholland bus services.

In addition the following websites are extremely useful when considering your child’s journey to high school.

September 2024 Bus timetable

Other Transport Planning Information:

Your one-stop shop for school travel

Here you’ll find everything you need to help plan school travel – and find the right ticket or pass for you.

If you’re moving up to secondary school in September, you can plan your journey now with our handy school travel checklist.

Make sure you apply for your igo card in plenty of time so you can pay child fares on buses and trams.

Click here for more information Travelling to school Information

IGO Pass

If you’re 11-16 years old you’ll need an igo card to travel using child tickets on buses and trams in Greater Manchester. It can take up to two weeks to process your igo card application, so make sure you apply in plenty of time for the start of the new term.

Click here  IGO Card Information and how to apply

Our site

Whilst many of our students travel by bus and we encourage students to use sustainable transport as much as possible.  To support this we have secure bike storage for up to 60 cycles available and employ our own crossing patrol person as part of our school travel plan.  

Parents are welcome to drop off their children near school by car, however access to site is not permitted during peak periods.  For safety reasons, we ask parents to park a safe distance from school to minimise disruption to our neighbours and the main roads adjacent to school.  There is also a park and stride point at the Charnley Arms where parents can arrange to meet their child, allowing them to walk a short distance from the school, reducing traffic congestion whilst also building in a short burst of exercise.

Financial Support

All support for home to school transport is managed by Wigan Council for more information visit Home to school travel

UpHolland School Bus Service

Shevington High School provides a private bus service operated by Grayway Coaches for our students living in the Upholland area going via Gathhurst Road, Appley Bridge and Dangerous Corner.

Bus Times

The payments for the bus are collected on a termly basis. The cost of the bus per term is currently £180.00 which is reviewed each year.

If you would like your child to use the Upholland bus service please process payment online via SCOPAY. Payment must be made no later than the end of term to ensure you child get their bus pass.