School Bus Service

Blackpool Coach Hire are the operators of our St Mary's bus routes known as SM1 and SM2. Public bus services also operate in the local area around St Mary’s, however the advantages of the SM1 and SM2 services are:

It will be used by St Mary's pupils only
It will collect and deliver pupils directly to our bus bays
The route has been designed to travel as close as possible to the main areas in which our students live.

Notice

Face masks are no longer mandatory on the school buses but we still encourage students to continue to wear them as a matter of safety.

Pricing

It is possible to pay cash on the bus each day, but it is cheaper to buy a pass for regular travellers

£2 Single
£3 Return
£12 Weekly pass

Blackpool Coach Hire website

Bus times as of September 2022

Service No SM1

Morning Route	Time	Afternoon Route	Time (Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri)
Mereside - Langdale Road	07:30	St. Mary's Catholic Academy	15:10
Preston New Road - McDonalds	07:33	No. 4 Pub - Newton Drive	15:13
Cherry Tree Road - St George's	07:35	Forest Gate - Jnctn of Poplar Ave	15:15
The Highfield Pub - Highfield Rd	07:40	Hornby Road - The Wainwright Club	15:17
Halfway House Pub - St. Anne's Rd	07:46	Park Road - Jnctn of Blenheim Ave	15:20
Squires Gate - Lytham Road	07:49	Whitegate Drive - The Saddle Pub	15:25
The Farmer's Arms Pub - Lytham Road	07:52	Park Road - Aldi Supermarket	15:27
Watson Road - Park	07:55	Bloomfield Road	15:29
Marton Drive - Tesco Express	07:58	Bloomfield Hotel - Ansdell Rd	15:30
Bloomfield Hotel - Ansdell Rd	08:02	Marton Drive - Tesco Express	15:33
Bloodfield Road	08:03	Watson Road - Park	15:35
Park Road - Aldi Supermarket	08:05	The Farmer's Arms Pub - Lytham Road	15:38
Whitegate Drive - The Saddle Pub	08:07	Squires Gate - Lytham Road	15:40
Park Road - Jnctn of Blenheim Ave	08:12	Halfway House Pub - St. Anne's Rd	15:42
Hornby Road - The Wainwright Club	08:15	The Highfield Pub - Highfield Rd	15:47
Forest Gate - Jnctn of Poplar Ave	08:18	Cherry Tree Road - St George's	15:53
No. 4 Pub - Newton Drive	08:20	Preston New Road - McDonalds	15:55
St. Mary's Catholic Academy	08:25	Mereside - Langdale Road	16:00

Service No SM2

Morning Route	Departure Time	Afternoon Route	Departure Time
Blackpool South Railway Station, Waterloo Road	7:40	St Mary's Catholic Academy	15:10
The Excelsior Public House, Lytham Road	7:42	Layton Cemetry	15:20
Bus Depot, Rigby Road	7:44	Devonshire Arms Public House, Devonshire Road	15:23
Princess Street Bus Stop, Central Drive	7:46	Kylemore Ave Bus Stop, Devonshire Road	15:25
Chapel Street	7:49	Munster Avenue	15:27
Blackpool Central Library, Queen Street	7:55	Moor Park Swimming Pool Bus Stop, Bispham Road	15:28
Kwik Fit, Dickson Road	7:58	Fire Station, Red Bank Road	15:31
Gynn Gardens, Gynn Square	8:00	Warbreck Drive	15:34
Warbreck Drive	8:04	Gynn Gardens, Gynn Square	15:38
Fire Station, Red Bank Road	8:07	Kwik Fit, Dickson Road	15:40
Moor Park Swimming Pool Bus Stop, Bispham Road	8:10	Ma Kelly's Bus Stop, Dickson Road	15:44
Munster Avenue	8:11	Chapel Street	15:49
Kylemore Ave Bus Stop, Devonshire Road	8:13	Princess Street Bus Stop, Central Drive	15:52
Devonshire Arms Public House, Devonshire Road	8:15	Bus Depot, Rigby Road	15:54
Layton Cemetry	8:20	The Excelsior Public House, Lytham Road	15:56
St Mary's Catholic Academy	8:25	Blackpool South Railway Station, Waterloo Road	16:01

Local Routes stopping nearby

Local routes stopping nearby include the:
2C, 5, 76 stopping outside or near school.
2, 20 and 24 stopping near the south end of St. Walburga's Rd (nr Hospital).
6, 14, 42 and 400 stopping near the north end of St. Walburga's Rd.

Accurate as of April 2021

Blackpool Transport Website

Stagecoach Website

St Mary's Catholic Academy

Head Teacher: Mr. Simon Eccles

St. Walburga's Road, Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
01253 396286
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