Free travel is available to pupils attending their nearest mainstream school appropriate to their age and faith where the school is more than 2 miles from the home address if under 8 years of age or more than 3 miles if 8 years or over. Children from low-income families, ie those entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of their maximum level of Working Tax Credit could also be eligible for travel assistance to school. You can find further details here.