College Coaches
We currently offer five college coach routes to provide transport from some of the areas where public bus services are less convenient. In the summer we will contact new students by email with more information about the coach service for the academic year 2022-23. Applications for coach places will open in August 2022.
Costs
The annual cost of the college coach in 2021-22 is 9 payments of £80. The first payment should be made by bank transfer in the summer to secure your place. The remaining payments will be due monthly by Direct Debit starting at the beginning of October. We will use the same Direct Debit instruction that you have been asked to complete for your college deposit. Your place will be reserved for the whole academic year. The amount the college pays to the coach company is fixed so we ask students to commit to the place for the year and pay the full 9 instalments.
A bursary may be available for students living in a household where earnings are less than £27,000 per year, if you are unsure please contact me for more information.
How to apply
Current students can apply at any time, please contact transport@stbrn.ac.uk. We will open applications to new students in the summer, we will email you with more information, you could also check back here for updates.
In the case of financial hardship, assistance may be available from the 16 - 19 Bursary.
The routes for 2021/22 are:
Route 1: Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Westerleigh
- The Swan, Badminton Road 07:35
- Station Road/Longs Drive 07:38
- Cranleigh Court Road/Windsor Drive 07:39
- Goose Green Way/Wellington Hill 07:40
- Goose Green Way/Peg Hill 07:42
- Goose Green Way/Mercier Close 07:45
- The Ridge, Bowling Hill 07:50
- The Boot, Chipping Sodbury 07:57
- Heron Way/Mallard Close 07:59
- Heron Way/Kestral Way 08:01
- Rodford Way/Dovecote 08:03
- Rodford Way/Chargrove (Abbotswood) 08:05
- The Old Post Office, Westerleigh 08:10
- St Brendan's Sixth Form College
Route 2: Winterbourne, Coalpit Heath, Blackhorse, Emersons Green, Mangotsfield
- The George and Dragon, Winterbourne 07:40
- The Swan, Winterbourne High Street 07:44
- Church Road/Western Avenue 07:47
- Church Road/Rycroft Road 07:49
- Watermore School, Church Road 07:52
- St Saviours Church, Coalpit Heath 07:55
- Blackhorse Lane/The Trident 08:00
- Blackhorse Road/Jubilee Crescent 08:02
- Blackhorse Road/The Laurels 08:04
- Mangotsfield School, Rodway Hill 08:07
- St Brendan’s Sixth Form College

Route 2
Route 3: Bromley Heath, Downend, Staple Hill, Speedwell, Hanham (Service due to be replaced from September 2022 with First Bus service SB2)
- The Willy Wicket, Badminton Road 08:00
- Badminton Road/Westbourne Road 08:05
- Andrews Estate Agents, Downend 08:08
- Victoria Street shops 08:13
- Portcullis, Staple Hill High Street 08:15
- High Street/Pendennis Road 08:17
- Forest Road/Bexley Road 08:20
- China Chef, Lodge Causeway 08:25
- Charlton Road/New Queen Street 08:29
- Bryants Hill, Hanham 08:33
- Lidl, Hanham High Street 08:35
- St Brendan’s Sixth Form College

Route 3
Route 4: Horfield, Patchway, Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford, Frenchay, Stapleton, Fishponds
- A38 Muller Road - top bus stop 07:20
- Filton Road, Horfield 07:25
- The Grove/Holy Family Church, Patchway 07:35
- Aztec West Roundabout 07:40
- Patchway Brook Roundabout 07:42
- Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre 07:43
- Webbs Wood, Bradley Stoke Way 07:45
- Metro bus stop on Great Stoke Way (before roundabout at Parkway Road) 07:46
- Stoke Lane, Stoke Park 07:50
- Frenchay Park Road 07:51
- Stapleton Bell Hill 07:55
- St Brendan’s Sixth Form College

Route 4
Route 5 - Pucklechurch, Wick and Warmley
1. The Fleur de Lis, Pucklechurch 08:15
2. Naishcombe Hill/Parkers Avenue, Wick 08:20
3. Wick Primary School 08:21
4. The Griffin, London Road, Warmley 08:25
5. Baden Road bus stop, oppsosite Tesco Esso Garage, Warmley 08:27
These services operate at the beginning and end of the college day, arriving at St Brendan's by 08:50am and departing at 16:10.
Our aim is that these routes serve our students in the best way possible - if you have any suggestions for improvements please email: transport@stbrn.ac.uk
The College is open for students on 185 days in an academic year and we provide all coaches everyday, and so the charges are based on this. Places are offered on the understanding that students will use the service for the full year. However, if circumstances should change, i.e. moving house, please contact the Transport Officer in writing. We require one full calendar months notice to cancel the service and payment will be due for the notice period.
"No Pass means No travel"
In order to increase security we are adopting the practice used by many other Colleges, passes must be shown for all travel. Students unable to show a college photo id travel pass will not be allowed to board, as would happen on public transport. There will be no exceptions to the rule "NO PASS MEANS NO TRAVEL."
Allocation of Places on College Transport:
If demand for College Transport is higher than the places available, we will apply agreed admissions criteria to prioritise and the decisions of the College will be final in interpreting and applying these criteria. The right is reserved to refuse, or withdraw, a place for disciplinary or other reasons.
For more information please contact:
Transport@stbrn.ac.uk
St Brendan's Sixth Form College,
Broomhill Road,
Brislington,
Bristol BS4 5RQ.
Tel: 01179 777766