WGS School Transport Booklet 2024-2025

Bus and Coach Transport Information 2025-2026

Bus and coach transport information Wolverhampton Grammar School operates its own private

transport service across the West Midlands and in from the surrounding counties of Staffordshire and Shropshire. The school is also well served by public transport.

The school operates its own bus and coach services in collaboration with Hills Coaches. Transport is provided every day during term-time (excluding induction days).

Parents are asked to ensure that their child is ready at the bus stop ten minutes before the times indicated on the routes.

Penkridge Telford

Walsall Bridgnorth

Tickets may be purchased as a termly pass for both mornings and evenings, as a morning Stourbridge or evening termly pass, or as single trip tickets for ad hoc journeys. A daily travel service booking form must be completed for all types of tickets. This form is available from the School or it can be downloaded from www.wgs.org.uk/transport.

Oldbury

Termly passes need to be booked in advance of each academic year. Single trip tickets can be purchased at least one day in advance from the Main School Reception. Charges for termly passes and single trip tickets will be added to the following term’s fees invoice.

For students in Year 11 and Year 13, a 50% reduction will be given on the termly pass charge during the Summer Term because of public examinations.

Bus prices are calculated based on the provider i.e. a school minibus or coach provided by Hills Coaches and the number of miles a bus stop is away from the School: Zone 1 (0-6 miles), Zone 2 (6-10 miles), Zone 3 (10-15 miles), Zone 4 (15+ miles).

All times are approximate and may vary slightly in difficult weather conditions. In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct telephone: 07710 113941 for Oldbury, Penkridge, Stourbridge, Telford and Walsall routes and Wolverhampton Grammar School telephone: 07584 568161 for the Bridgnorth route.

For further information please contact Diane Hartshorne, email: dbh@wgs-sch.net or Stephanie Netzer, email: scn@wgs-sch.net or telephone: 01902 712060.

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Oldbury Return

Single Termly

Single

Termly Pass

Pass

Ticket

7.20 am

£485

£265

£4.85

2

7.30 am

£375

£205

£3.75

c) Dudley, Asda High Street (car park)

2

7.40 am

£375

£205

£3.75

d) Sedgley, Asda (left side of car park)

1

7.55 am

£220

£120

£2.20

e) Goldthorn Hill, Aldi (car park)

1

8.00 am

£220

£120

£2.20

f) Penn, Mount Tavern (car park)

1

8.05 am

£220

£120

£2.20

g) Penn, Osborne Road (lay-by)

1

8.07 am

£220

£120

£2.20

Pick up point

Zone

Departure

Return

Single Termly

Single

Termly Pass

Pass

Ticket

a) Priorslee - Powell Road

4

7.25 am

£595

£325

£5.95

b) Priorslee - Brookvale Road

4

7.30 am

£595

£325

£5.95

c) Priorslee - The Clock

4

7.31 am

£595

£325

£5.95

d) Telford Railway Station

4

7.32 am

£595

£325

£5.95

e) Shifnal - Victoria Road

3

7.37 am

£485

£265

£4.85

f) Albrighton - The Crown

2

7.47 am

£375

£205

£3.75

g) Tettenhall Green Bus Stop (Wergs Road)

1

8.02 am

£220

£120

£2.20

Pick up point

Zone

Departure

a) Oldbury Green Retail Park (by Homebase)

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b) Oakham, Co-op Regent Road (car park)

Telford

In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct on 07710 113941 for the Oldbury and Telford routes.

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Penkridge Return

Single Termly

Single

Termly Pass

Pass

Ticket

7.35 am

£485

£265

£4.85

2

7.50 am

£375

£205

£3.75

c) Brewood Hill Top

2

7.58 am

£375

£205

£3.75

d) Brewood Square by the Public House

2

8.00 am

£375

£205

£3.75

e) Codsall Square *

1

8.10 am

£220

£120

£2.20

f) Birches Bridge Wolverhampton Road

1

8.15 am

£220

£120

£2.20

g) Birches Bridge Dam Mill Bus Stop

1

8.10 am

£220

£120

£2.20

h) Junction Windermere Road / Codsall Road

1

8.20 am

£220

£120

£2.20

i) Claregate Public House

1

8.10 am

£220

£120

£2.20

Pick up point

Zone

Departure

a) Penkridge - Olympic Fish Bar (opposite the Littleton Arms)

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b) Coven - Post Office, Brewood Road

* Codsall Community High School - the coach will stop outside Codsall Community High School on the return journey in the evening, after departing from Codsall Square.

In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct on 07710 113941 for the Penkridge route.

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Stourbridge Pick up point

Zone

Departure

Return Termly Pass

Single Termly Pass

Single Ticket

a) Stewpony Junction, Bridgnorth Road A458

3

7.35 am

£485

£265

£4.85

b) Stourbridge Town Centre, opp Crystal Leisure Centre

3

7.45 am

£485

£265

£4.85

c) Wordsley - Old Cat Inn, lay-by in front of New Inn

2

7.55 am

£375

£205

£3.75

d) Kingswinford - junction with Glynne Avenue

2

8.00 am

£375

£205

£3.75

e) Kingswinford - The Cross

2

8.05 am

£375

£205

£3.75

f) Himley Hotel - main road beyond second set of traffic lights*

1

8.10 am

£220

£120

£2.20

g) Wombourne - on main road after large roundabout to Sedgley lay-by**

1

8.15 am

£220

£120

£2.20

h) Stourbridge Road - Bus Stop between Wombourne and Lloyd Hill

1

8.16 am

£220

£120

£2.20

i) Lloyd Hill - roundabout on main road

1

8.20 am

£220

£120

£2.20

j) Warstones Road - by shops near Somerfield/Co-op

1

8.22 am

£220

£120

£2.20

* Himley Hotel - for road safety reasons the stop on the return journey in the evening is outside the Himley Country Club. ** Wombourne - for road safety reasons the stop on the return journey in the evening is in the village centre by the Police Station.

In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct on 07710 113941 for the Stourbridge route.

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Walsall Return

Single

Single

Termly Pass

Termly Pass

Ticket

7.10 am

£375

£205

£3.75

2

7.15 am

£375

£205

£3.75

c) St Thomas More Bus Stop, Bilston Road

1

7.30 am

£220

£120

£2.20

d) Moseley Road Launderette, near to Neachells Lane

1

7.40 am

£220

£120

£2.20

e) Tesco Express past Baynton Road, New Invention

1

7.45 am

£220

£120

£2.20

f) NAR Convenience Store, Essington Road

1

7.52 am

£220

£120

£2.20

g) Essington - Minerva Inn Public House

1

7.55 am

£220

£120

£2.20

h) Blackhalve Lane opposite Lidl

1

8.06 am

£220

£120

£2.20

i) Fourth Avenue, Bushbury

1

8.15 am

£220

£120

£2.20

j) Bushbury Lane Bus Stop, before KFC

1

8.20am

£220

£120

£2.20

Pick up point

Zone

Departure

a) Outside Joseph Leckie School (opposite South Walsall library), West Bromwich Road, Walsall

2

b) United Reform Church, Gillety Avenue

In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact Hills Coaches direct on 07710 113941 for the Walsall route.

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Bridgnorth Return

Single

Single

Termly Pass

Termly Pass

Ticket

7.05 am

£595

£325

£5.95

3

7.20 am

£485

£265

£4.85

c) Severn Valley Railway

3

7.25 am

£485

£265

£4.85

d) Oldbury Village Hall

3

7.30 am

£485

£265

£4.85

e) Bridgnorth Low Town Bus Stop, Mill Street (adj Fosters Arms)

3

7.35 am

£485

£265

£4.85

f) Worfield - Bus Stop opp Worfield Garage

2

7.45 am

£375

£205

£3.75

g) Hilton - Bus Stop

2

7.50 am

£375

£205

£3.75

h) Rudge Heath - Bus Stop (adj to The Royal Oak)

2

7.55 am

£375

£205

£3.75

i) Pattingham - Village Hall

1

7.57 am

£220

£120

£2.20

j) Perton - Sainsbury’s Bus Stop

1

8.05 am

£220

£120

£2.20

k) Wightwick The Mermaid Pub

1

8.20 am

£220

£120

£2.20

Pick up point

Zone

Departure

a) Morville Village Hall

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b) Bridgnorth High Town, Old Smithfield Bus Stop (opp Sainsbury’s)

In the event of adverse weather or to contact drivers urgently, please contact the School direct on 07584 568161 for the Bridgnorth route.

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