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TRANSPORT
We think our school is one of the most accessible in the Midlands. This Transport page is designed to let you find the quickest, cheapest and most convenient way to get to our school.
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TRAVELLING TO SCHOOL BY BUS
King Henry VIII School works in partnership with Kura, a specialist school transport management company, to manage the school bus service. Kura manage all aspects of the bus service, and any enquiries can be directed to their friendly team who will be delighted to advise and support you through the booking process.
All of our school minibus routes are operated using our own in-house drivers and minibuses. Drivers are DBS checked and regularly undertake the MiDAS course to ensure the safety of the pupils travelling. The team of drivers operate the same routes on a regular basis which allows both you and your child to get to know them.
Bookings can either be made on a termly basis or for the entire school year. Information on fares, timetables and stop details near you can be found on our dedicated transport site by clicking on the button below:
Book now: Coventry School Foundation Kura Bus Service
TRAVELLING TO SCHOOL BY TRAIN
The school is superbly located just two minutes’ walk from Coventry train station and is therefore swiftly accessible from a wide catchment area. Coventry Station has just got even closer to King Henry VIII School. Platforms and the bus interchange can now be accessed from the same side of Warwick Road as the school. This offers an extremely convenient and safe option for students coming from a wide area of the Midlands.
“Put simply, it’s an easy solution. It might seem a daunting prospect to consider commuting by train when your child is ten and you’re looking around schools, but I’d urge parents not to worry.
The Long Buckby to Coventry train takes 20 minutes and there are always about fifteen King Henry’s students getting the morning train.
The train commute allows great flexibility at the end of the day as there are three trains an hour from 4pm – 6pm, possibly later. This means the children can make full use of the vast array of after-school clubs and, whatever time they finish, there will still be a train to catch without much wait.
I have been really impressed with the other King Henry’s students on the train; they show great kindness to one another. When my son started in Year 7, the older students would work out who was getting which train back at the end of the day, so they could pick him up from school and walk him the three minutes to the station, until he felt ready to do this unaccompanied. He, in turn, has done the same with this year’s Year 7s, and so the cycle continues.”
SENIOR SCHOOL PARENT
To book on National Rail click here
To book on Trainline click here
Stations: Hampton-in-Arden, Berkswell, Tile Hill, Canley, Nuneaton, Bedworth, Long Buckby, Rugby, Northampton
Operator: LondonMidland
Train Times: www.londonmidland.com/your-journey/timetables
Stations: Rugby only
Operator: Virgin Trains
Train Times: www.virgintrains.co.uk/stations-destinations
Stations: Northampton, Rugby, Sandwell and Dudley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham International, Birmingham New Street (and connecting services)
Operator: Virgin Trains
Train Times: www.virgintrains.co.uk/stations-destinations
Stations: Leamington Spa (and connecting services to Warwick and Warwick Parkway)
Operator: CrossCountry Trains
Train Times: www.tpexpress.co.uk
Check out this useful guide to the 16-25 Railcard (also known as the Student Railcard or Young Persons Railcard) to help students travel around UK and save money on train tickets – 16-25 Railcard guide
