Bus Routes

School Bus Service

The Governors of Holy Family Catholic High School first introduced a bus service In September 2011 with one bus for the students in the Litherland area. Since then more buses have been added, providing transport to meet the need of the students.

This service is currently subsidised by school budget. The cost for students is £2.75 per return journey. This is a huge financial commitment from the governors to support pupils with safer and easier transport to and from school.

The service is run by Aintree Coachline (office phone number: 0151 526 7405). We are able to offer places to Year 7 pupils initially to help ease their transition to High School. Any remaining places will be offered to other year groups with priority given to siblings and pupils in receipt of free school meals.

Buses

  • Green bus - via Church Road
  • Red bus - via Marion Square
  • Blue bus - via Fernhill Road
  • Yellow bus - via Seaforth Road 
  • Orange bus - via Sefton Road and Gorsey Lane 
  • Formby minibus

Bus Routes and Times

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The stops on Hawthorne Road are Christ Church, Discount Booze and KFC

Pupils need to put their hand out to stop the bus they require. The timetables published are best estimates and can fluctuate by 10 minutes either side depending upon traffic, we would advise that you arrive at your stop 10 minutes earlier than the published time.

Late Bus

There is a late bus on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 4.30pm to enable pupils to attend homework club, extra curricular clubs and after school events. The bus will cover all stops and the driver will ensure all pupils are dropped off at the correct stop. Please make sure your child knows which stop they require and ask them to inform the driver. The late bus is available only to pupils who are registered users of the Holy Family bus service and hold a valid bus pass.

Payment Details

Yearly cost £520.00 (£2.75 return per day)

Yearly Cost Siblings £395 (FIRST CHILD IS FULL PRICE FURTHER SIBLINGS ARE CHARGED AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE)  

Yearly Cost Free School Meal Pupils, all buses £145.00 (£0.76 return per day)

Yearly cost of Formby / Hightown bus - £420.00 – (approx. £2.21 return per day)

 

N.B. The charges are reviewed by governors on an annual basis and may be subject to change

New Payment System – ShuttleID

From September 2026, we will be introducing a new payment system called ShuttleID.

Bus fares may be paid:

  • In full at the start of the academic year;
  • Termly in advance; or
  • Monthly.

Each pupil will be issued with a QR code bus pass, which will scan:

  • Once for the morning journey; and
  • Once for the return journey each day.

Please note that if payments are not up to date, the QR code pass will become inactive and will not scan.