Copthorne Prep provides a morning and afternoon minibus service for children.

Overview

This service is used by many busy parents who need help with transport or want to cut their carbon footprint! Most routes are door to door, as long as a parent is at home to receive the child/children. We aim to keep journey times to a minimum and so numbers may be restricted where we deem the journey to be too long. Routes are adapted each academic year to reflect the needs of our families.

Minibus costs

Approx. Cost AM or PM per termFrom £193 (minimum cost for 5 miles or less)
Cost based on distance travelled
Approx. Cost Full time per termFrom £385
(minimum cost for 5 miles or less) Cost based on distance travelled

Minibus routes

Crawley routeCopthorne, Worth, Pound Hill, Three Bridges, Maidenbower, Furnace Green, Crawley town, Langley Green, Tilgate
East Grinstead routeCopthorne, Crawley Down, Felbridge
Horley routeSmallfield, Forge Wood
Caterham SchoolProposed route dependent on demand

Once booked, your child’s seat on the minibus is confirmed and costed for the whole term/year with prices based on the distance travelled to school. Prices start from £193 per term for five mornings and/or afternoons. Please contact our transport manager for a bespoke quotation to book your journey at transport@copthorneprep.co.uk

As demand often exceeds supply for this service, parents should notify the school as soon as possible if they would like to be considered for places on any of the routes covered by the school.