Welcome
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to Thomas’s College Bus Service for 2026-27 academic year. This is the inaugural version of this guide, which sets out the range of travel options available to the pupils at our school.
The Thomas’s College bus service is now managed on our behalf by Vectare, a specialist school transport management company. All bookings for our school bus routes will now be made via our online booking system, and can be accessed at thomass-college.vectare.co.uk.
Our online booking system allows you to book travel 24/7 and bookings can be made until midnight before the day of travel. This guide provides an overview of the school bus service network along with fare and timetable information.
Payment for the bus service will be on your termly school bill in arrears. If you need any further assistance with booking, please contact Vectare via our website (thomass-college.vectare.co.uk).
Yours faithfully,
Ash Vargas Head of Community
Gunnersbury
Putney
Audric
The
Key
Route 1 – Green
Battersea
Chelsea Fulham
Parson’s Green
Putney Bridge
Route 2 – Orange
South Kensington Holland Park
Shepherd’s Bush
Chiswick Park
Gunnersbury
Kew
Route 3 – Red
Wandsworth Common Putney
Sheen
Route 4 – Yellow
Southfields
Wimbledon
Raynes Park
Norbiton
New Malden
Petersham
Route 5 – Blue
Teddington
Hampton
Twickenham
Shuttle Bus
Our popular shuttles will continue to run to and from Richmond station for those students who prefer to use public transport. We will carefully monitor these across the year to ensure sufficient capacity
Route 4 (Yellow Line)
Route 3 (Red Line)
Route 2 (Orange Line)
Route 1 (Green Line)
Broomwood Road / Alfriston Road Eccles Road Herndon
Timetables
3 - Red
Route 4 - Yellow
Timetables
5 - Blue
Twickenham Station 0759 1646
St Stephens C of E Primary School 0805 1640
*Multiple vehicles will operate the Shuttle, starting from 7:30am in the morning and 4:20pm in the afternoon.
Thomas’s College
Produced by Vectare for Thomas’s College. © Vectare 2026. Timetable, route and fare information is correct as of July 2026. This guide is produced for information only. This is a closed service and is only available to pupils/students (and any authorised persons) who have been approved by the school and added to the route. It is not open to the general public. We cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions or for any loss or damages caused, howsoever arising and including consequential losses, as a result of the use of this Guide. Please note that routes are subject to change. Route
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Terms & Conditions
1 This agreement is made between all those who travel on the School Bus Service, their parents and Thomas’s College in order provide safe, comfortable and civilised journeys for all passengers.
2 Arrangements for pupils’ journeys to and from school are the responsibility of their parents. To assist with discharging this responsibility Thomas’s College provides a School Bus Service.
3 Transport on the School Bus Service must be arranged in advance and paid for via the online booking system.
4 Bookings on the School Bus Service are non-refundable in the event of a pupil failing to travel.
5 Bookings are to be made online via the online booking system at a thomass-college. vectare.co.uk
6 Each pupil for whom an online booking has been made will be added to a passenger manifest detailing the service they are travelling on and their bus stop.
7 It is the parents’ responsibility to inform Vectare, via the Contact Us form on the website, if they no longer wish for their child to use the School Bus Service. One full term’s notice must be given by a parent prior to the removal of a pupil from the School Bus Service.
8 If you wish for your child to use the School Bus Service on an ad hoc basis, or to vary the details of their travel as a one-off, you should book travel via the website.
9 No pupil is permitted to travel on the School Bus Service if they are not pre-booked for the bus that they wish to travel on.
10 Pupils must travel to and from Thomas’s College in full school uniform or a full school tracksuit, unless advised otherwise by the school.
11 Good conduct is required at all times. Bullying, shouting, use of foul language, dropping litter, playing loud music, or any other misbehaviour is not permitted.
12 Except when embarking or disembarking, or when asked to move to a different seat, all passengers must remain seated with their seatbelts fastened correctly.
13 Whilst on a school bus, all passengers must accept without question the authority of a member of Thomas’s College staff or transport company official, who may require them to obey any reasonable instruction such as to pick up litter, desist from certain actions or to move to a different seat.
14 Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disciplinary action, including temporary or permanent withdrawal of permission to use the School Bus Service.
15 Thomas’s College aims for 95% of journeys to operate within the industry window of tolerance on one minute early to five minutes late, however timings may vary due to traffic conditions or unforeseen circumstances. Drivers will not wait past the scheduled departure time at any bus stop. Please ensure in the mornings that your son/daughter is at the requested stop in plenty of time, we suggest 2-5 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
I have read and agree to the Terms & Conditions and give permission for my son/daughter to travel on either Thomas’s College minibuses or with other coach companies that are being used for this specific task and that minibuses/coaches will be UNCHAPERONED unless otherwise specified.
I have read and agreed these Terms & Conditions with my son/daughter.