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Summary Transport Costs 2008-09 based on final outturn figures

	total costs	total income	net cost	total pupil numbers	average net cost per pupil

Home to school over and under 16	** 7,826,490	** 734,398	** 7,092,092	** 10,436	** 680
mainstream medical home to school	** 29,284	0	** 29,284	** 22	** 1,331
mainstream home to college	** 897,976	** 466,850	** 431,126	** 1,593	** 271
SEN home to school over and under 16	** 7,691,336	** 210,764	** 7,480,572	** 2,079	** 3,598
SEN home to college	** 202,494	** 12,625	** 189,869	** 142	** 1,337

Total	** 16,647,580	** 1,424,637	** 15,222,943	** 14,272	** 1,067


student/journey numbers based on report for 26/03/09 journeys

for journey numbers see details on each page

home to school

Home to school budget 2008-09

Mainstream under and over 16 to school

Expenditure

contracts		5,699,420
under 16 local service recharge		40,362
public transport tickets under 16		78,127
public transport tickets over 16		114,918
petrol allowance payments/refund of fares		11,572
Yellow buses recharge		1,358,519
pupil support service level agreement		81,580
DSD service level agreement		325,129
Foley Infants & Hagley Park Coach Guides		4,633
plus P16 contributions paid by parent directly to operator		112,230	note:some post 16 pay operator contribution not scc - (387 at £290)

Total costs		** 7,826,490

Income

Standing order payments for post 16 students		30,257
post 16 payments		101,781	post 16 parental contribution for 2008/09 £290
post 16 payments paid by parent directly to operator		112,230	387 students at £290
vacant seat sales		247,522
replacement bus passes		3,541
yellow bus income (Perton)		32,000
grant - extended right to free travel		207,067

Total income		** 734,398

Costs less income		** 7,092,092

Pupil numbers

entitled to free transport by distance criteria (E)	7,978		8076 journeys - 7915 contract (98%), 10 petrol allowance (0.13%), 151 public transport (1.87%)
catchment exam year (C )	54		60 journeys - 14 contract (23.33%), 1 petrol allowance (1.67%), 45 public transport (75%)
unavailable route (R )	364		369 journeys - 368 contract (99.73%), 1 petrol allowance (0.27%)
nearest school (N)	89		111 journeys - 71 contract (64%), 2 petrol allowance (1.80%), 38 public transport (34.2%)
Faith non low income (CH)	272		278 journeys - 274 contract (98.56%), 4 public transport (1.44%)
catchment school full (A)	3		3 journeys - 3 contract (100%)
free concessionary (F)	22		28 journeys - 25 contract (89.29%), 2 petrol allowance (7.14%), 1 public transport (3.57%)
sen attending mainstream school on mainstream transport (M-S)	2		2 journeys - 2 contract (100%)
vacant seats	681		690 journeys - £390 charge for 2008-09
chairmans decision (D)	1		1 journey - 1 contract (100%)
Low income free school meals faith grounds (FSCH)	13		13 journeys - 10 contract (76.92%), 3 public transport (23.08%)
Low income free school meals 1 of 3 closest schools (FSN)	47		47 journeys - 13 contract (27.66%), 34 public transport (72.34%)
Low income working tax credit faith grounds (WTCH)	3		3 journeys - 3 contract (100%)
Low income working tax credit 1 of 3 closest schools (WTH)	7		7 journeys - 2 contract (28.57%), 5 public transport (71.43%)
mainstream post 16 to school - pay contribution to scc	452		491 journeys - 380 contract, 4 petrol allowance, 107 public transport
mainstream post 16 to school - pay contribution to operator	372		all public transport (assume 70% uptake of 532 offered assistance)	overall percentages for post 16 - contact 42.34%, petrol allowance 0.43%, public transport 57.23%
mainstream post 16 to school - free (low income)	75		76 journeys - 18 contract, 58 public transport
mainstream post 16 to school - invoiced to school to pay £290 contribution	1		1 journey - 1 public transport

Total student numbers	** 10,436

Total costs divided by total pupil numbers (not taking any income into account)		** 750

Average net cost per pupil per year (cost-income/pupil nos)		** 680

Medical transport to school
cost of transport		29,284
pupils travelling	22		24 journeys - 23 contracts (95.83%), 1 public transport (4.17%)

Average net cost per pupil per year (cost-income/pupil nos)		** 1,331

home to college

Home to college budget 2008-09

Mainstream post 16 to college

Expenditure

Contracts		60,595
public transport tickets		560,083
petrol allowance payments/refund of fares		7,578
Service level agreement (Cred/Audit)		590
Service level agreement (Income)		380
Pupil support administration transfer		67,780
plus P16 contributions paid by parent directly to operator		200,970	note:some post 16 pay operator contribution not scc - (693 at £290)

Total costs		** 897,976

Income

Standing order payments for post 16 students		51,609
post 16 payments		76,713
Post 16 Partnership Grant funding		135,821	The full amount received was £198,000 - some funding used for independent travel training etc
vacant seat sales		1,450	charge for 2008-09 is £390
post 16 payments paid by parent directly to operator		200,970	693 students at £290
replacement bus passes		287

Total income		** 466,850

Costs less income		** 431,126

Pupil numbers

mainstream post 16 to college - parent pay contribution to scc	406		541 journeys - 50 contract, 19 petrol allowance, 472 public transport
mainstream post 16 to college - pay contribution to operator	693		all public transport (assume 70% uptake of 990 offered assistance)	overall percentages for post 16 transport - contract 4.32%, petrol allowance 1.19%, public transport 94.49%
mainstream post 16 to college - free (low income)	453		484 journeys - 18 contract, 2 petrol allowance, 464 public transport
mainstream post 16 to college - invoiced to college to pay £290 contribution	34		35 journeys - 1 contract, 34 public transport
mainstream post 16 to college vacant seat	7		7 journets - 7 contract


Total student numbers	** 1,593

Total costs divided by total pupil numbers (not taking any income into account)		** 564

Average net cost per pupil per year (cost-income/pupil nos)		** 271

SEN transport

SEN transport 2008-09

Home to school

Expenditure

contracts and escorts		7,066,960
county employed escorts		374,358
CRB checks for county employed escorts		15,660
Insurance		932
redundancy costs county employed escorts		39,252
Contribution to Stoke on Trent cross boundary contracts		20,979	Staffordshire students using Stoke on Trent transport
wheelchair assessments		7,600
Harnesses and car seats		1,917
Escorts badging and training		1,288
Pupil support SLA		162,390

Total costs		** 7,691,336

Income

Transport charged to DSG		50,921
SEN post 16 to school		24,957	post 16 parental contribution for 2008/09 £290
Income from other authorities		134,886	other authorities students using Staffordshire transport

Total income		** 210,764

Costs less income		** 7,480,572

Pupils number

under 16 to school (SEN)	1781		1890 journeys - 1809 contract (95.71%), 29 petrol allowances (1.54%), 52 public transport ( 2.75%)
SEN excluded (SENX)	1		1 journey - 1 public transport (100%)
SEN free concessionary (S-C)	1		1 journey - 1 contract (100%)
excluded mainstream (X)	89		91 journeys - 34 contracts (37.36%), 1 petrol allowance (1.10%), 56 public transport (61.54%)
SEN vacant seats (SVS)	6		charge £390 for 2008-09
sen looked after children (SLAC)	1		1 journey - 1 contract (100%)
post 16 to school (SEN)	45		49 journeys - 42 contracts, 4 petrol allowance, 3 public transport	overall percentages for post 16 transport - contract 95.17%, petrol allowance 1.93%, public transport 2.90%
post 16 to school pay contribution	86		88 journeys - 88 contract
post 16 free (low income)	37		37 journeys - 34 contract, 3 public transport
post 16 free (began before charge introduced)	32		33 journeys, 33 contracts

Total student numbers	** 2079

Total costs divided by total pupil numbers (not taking any income into account)		** 3,700

Average net cost per pupil per year (cost-income/pupil nos)		** 3,598


SEN Home to college

contracts		187,448
public transport tickets		14,654
petrol allowance, refund of fares		392

Total costs		** 202,494

Income

Stoke City Council contribution		2,900	for Stoke students using Staffordshire transport
Post 16 Standing order payments		1,885
Post 16 payments		7,840

Total income		** 12,625

Costs less income		** 189,869

Pupil numbers

post 16 college (SEN)	13		14 journeys - 11 contract, 2 petrol allowance, 1 public transport
Post 16 to college pay contribution	27		30 journeys - 21 contract, 9 public transport
post 16 to college free (low income)	37		41 journeys - 10 contract, 2 petrol allowances, 29 public transport	overall percentages for post 16 transport - contract 42.95%, petrol allowance 3.20%, public transport 53.85%
post 16 free (began before charge introduced)	52		57 journeys - 25 contract, 1 petrol allowance, 31 public transport
post 16 pay contribution to company	13		14 journeys - 14 public transport

Total student numbers	** 142


Total costs divided by total pupil numbers (not taking any income into account)		** 1,426

Average net cost per pupil per year (cost-income/pupil nos)		** 1,337

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