With bus strikes heading for Manchester this Friday (19 September), many will be wondering how to get to work or to see friends, but how about those who need to get to school? The strikes fall on a Friday to Monday (19-22 September), meaning school bus services will be hit in some areas, so we’ve put together a guide to those affected, and how to navigate getting to school in Greater Manchester whilst the strikes are happening.
Which school bus services in Greater Manchester will be affected by the strikes?
On Friday 19 and Monday 22 September, these school bus services will not be running:
Manchester
Barlow RC High School
- 727 – Gorton – Ryder Brow – Levenshulme – Barlow RC High School
Burnage Academy
- 728 (AM only) – Gorton – Ryder Brow – Levenshulme – Burnage Academy
- 749 – Moss Side – Longsight – Levenshulme – Burnage Academy
- 751 – Burnage Academy – Manchester City Centre
- 797 – Burnage Academy – Manchester Piccadilly
Co-op Failsworth
- 76 – Co-op Failsworth – Manchester
Levenshulme High School
- 171 – Gorton Tesco – Levenshulme High School
- 727 – Levenshulme High School – Ryder Brow – Gorton – Hyde Road
Loreto College
- 86 – Chorlton – Manchester, PM extras from Loreto College
- 742 – Burnage – Levenshulme – Loreto College
- 743 – Heald Green – Gatley – Northenden – Didsbury – Loreto College
Loreto High School
- 720 – Hulme – Moss Side – Loreto High School
Trinity High School
- 724 – New Moston – Moston – Newton Heath – Trinity High School
- 725 – Ryder Brow – Trinity High School
Whalley Range High School
- 150 – Gorton – Whalley Range
Wright Robinson College
- 150 – Trafford Centre – Whalley Range – Gorton – Wright Robinson
- 172 – Levenshulme – Wright Robinson
- 703 – Monsall – Miles Platting – Clayton – Wright Robinson College
- 704 – Harpurhey – Wright Robinson College
- 706 – Wright Robinson College – Ryder Brow – Levenshulme
Oldham
Crompton House
- 402 – Oldham – Royton – Crompton House School
- 435 – Crompton House – Rochdale
- 436 – Rochdale – Crompton House School
- 436 – Crompton House School – Milnrow
- 442 – Norden – Rochdale
North Chadderton High School
- 402 – Shaw – Royton – North Chadderton School
Royton & Crompton High School
- 402 – High Crompton – Royton Middleton Rd (Royton & Crompton High School)
Saddleworth High School
- 184 – Saddleworth High School – Oldham
Rochdale
Holy Family College
- 433 – Norden – Bamford – Holy Family RC CE College
Kingsway Park
- 434 – Rochdale – Kingsway Park High School
Newhouse Academy
- 125 – Wilton Arms – Newhouse Academy
St Cuthberts RC High
- 447 – Healy Corner – Rochdale – St Cuthberts RC High
Wardle Academy
- 456 – Stansfield – Littleborough – Wardle Academy
- 456 – Wardle Academy – Low Hill – Rochdale
- 458 – Littleborough – Wardle Academy
- 458 – Wardle Academy – Littleborough – Stansfield
- 458 – Rochdale – Low Hill – Wardle Academy
Stockport
Aquinas College
- 792 – Heaviley – Heaton Moor
Bramhall High School
- 852 – Cheadle Heath – Davenport – Bramhall High School
- 855 – Adswood – Davenport – Bramhall High School
- 877 – Stockport – Cheadle – Cheadle Hulme – Bramhall High School
Cheadle PC Infants and Juniors
- 818 – Cheadle – Gatley – Cheadle Catholic Primary School
Cheadle Hulme High School
- 856 – Heald Green – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Cheadle Hulme High School
- 863 – Stockport – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Cheadle Hulme High School
Harrytown RC High School
- 819 – Harrytown High School – Greave – Mellor
- 843 (AM only) – Hazel Grove- Harrytown High School
- 845 – Stockport – Offerton – Harrytown High School
- 854 – Brinnington – Greave – Harrytown High School
Hazel Grove High School
- 374 – Stockport – Hazel Grove High School
- 827 – Heaviley – Chepstow Drive – Hazel Grove High School
- 834 – Bosden Farm – High Lane – Hazel Grove High School
- 858 – Hall Street – Bosden Farm – Hazel Grove High School
- 874 – Cheadle Heath – Davenport – Hazel Grove High School
Kingsway School
- 758 – Heald Green – Kingsway School
- 812 – Stockport – Cheadle – St James’ RC High School
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
- 856 – Heald Green – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Cheadle Hulme High School
- 863 – Stockport – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Cheadle Hulme High School
- 866 – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Bridge Hall – Stockport
Marple Hall School
- 802 – Hazel Grove – Mellor – Marple Hall School
- 808 – Lane Ends – Marple Hall
- 844 – Stockport – Bosden Farm – Marple Hall
St James’ RC High School
- 758 – Heald Green – Kingsway School – Gatley – St James’s Catholic High School (only 7.56am service from Kingsway will operate)
- 811 – Heaton Chapel – Adswood – St James’ Catholic High School
- 812 – Stockport – Cheadle – St James’ RC High School
- 815 – Heaviley – Bramhall – St James’ Catholic High School
- 857 – Shaw Heath – Cheadle Hulme – St James’ Catholic High School
Tameside
Audenshaw School
- 721 – Audenshaw School – Dukinfield
Denton Community College
- 701 – Dane Bank -Denton Community College
- 847 – Denton Community College – Haughton Green – Hyde
Fairfield High School
- 700 – Fairfield High School – Dane Bank
- 747 – Haughton Green – Denton – Fairfield High School
Longdendale High School
- 817 – Stalybridge – Longdendale High School
St Damian’s RC College
- 864 – Droylsden – St Damian’s RC Science College
- 870 – St Damian’s RC Science College – Mossley – Stalybridge
St Thomas More RC College
- 719 – Openshaw – St Thomas More RC College
Trafford
Altrincham College
- 737 – Sale – Timperley – Altrincham College
- 738 – Sale – Brooklands – Altrincham College
- 772 – Sale – Northern Moor – Altrincham College
- 773 – Altrincham College – Hale
- 776 – Ashton – Woodheys – Broadheath – Altrincham College
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys/Altrincham Grammar School for Girls/Loreto Grammar School
- 730 – Levenshulme – Withington – Burnage – East Didsbury – Altrincham Schools
- 731 – Hazel Grove – Wythenshawe – Altrincham Schools
- 734 – Moss Side – Altrincham Schools
- 752 – Cheadle – Heald Green – Peel Hall – Altrincham Schools
- 753 – Heaton Mersey – Heaton Chapel – Sharston – Altrincham Schools
- 756 – Woodsend – Filxton – Urmston – Stretford – Altrincham Schools
- 757 – Eccles – Davyhulme – Urmston – Stretford – Altrincham Schools
Blessed Thomas Holford College
- 789 – Lostock – Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Broadoak School
- 736 – Broadoak School – Ashton-on-Mersey
Flixton High School/Urmston Academy/Wellacre Academy
- 798 – Stretford – Flixton Girls School/Wellacre Academy
- 799 – Boothstown – Umston Academy/Flixton Girls School/Wellacre Academy
Sale Grammar School
- 782 – Hale Barns – Timperley – Sale Grammar School
- 783 – Bowdon Vale – Sale Grammar
- 796 – Moss Side – East Didsbury – Sale Grammar
Sale High School
- 778 – Hulme – Firswood – Gorse Hill – Stretford – Sale High School
St Ambrose College
- 763 – Burnage – West Didsbury – St Ambrose College
- 764 – Woodheys – Ashton on Mersey – Sale – St Ambrose College
- 765 – Oldfield Brow – Broadheath – West Timperley – Timperley – St Ambrose College
- 766 – Davyhulme – Urmston – Stretford – St Ambrose College
- 768 (AM only) – Hazel Grove – Bramhall – Wythenshawe – St Ambrose College
St Antony’s RC High School
- 786 – Flixton – Woodsend – St Antony’s Roman Catholic School
How else can children get to school during the bus strikes?
Metrolink trams and local rail services will operate as normal on the above dates.
There are a number of park and rides located across Greater Manchester where you can park your car and continue your journey by tram or train – you can find a list of park and ride facilities here.
Consider signing up and using the Starling Bank bike hire to complete your journey. All you need to do is download the app and the bike will be available to use.
For school-specific information during the bus strikes, go to each school’s dedicated website for updates.
