Private cars & parking

The school car park has very limited parking space and congestion can be severe. Parents are therefore requested to use buses or share cars if at all possible. For more information on car sharing contact Sandrine Philippot-Gasc via School Reception.

Parents with children in Primary are asked to leave promptly so that Secondary pupils can be collected more easily.

Pupils should be dropped off either in the car park in Thame Lane or in the "drop and go" area, and not on the A415.

In order to ensure children are safe and minimize congestion, observe the following:

• the lane closest to the Sports Hall is for buses only. The next lane is for moving traffic: Drivers should never stop there.
• to drive slowly in Thame Lane (preferably at 20mph).
• not to park in Thame Lane.
• Drop & Go: The two lanes closest to the grass are the Drop and Go lanes. Stay in your car. Do not leave your car unattended.
• Please take extra care driving down Thame Lane and in the "Drop and Go area".
• Remember: the lane closest to the Sports Hall is for buses only. The next lane is for moving traffic: The two lanes closest to the grass are the Drop and Go lanes. Please stay in your car and do not leave your car unattended.

Car share

In addition, CESPA has been donated a subscription to School-run.org, a website dedicated to help parents set up their own car-shares on the web. It is restricted to the European School, easy to use, free and completely confidential (every applicant is checked by the school secretary). We strongly encourage parents to register on-line through the school-run main web page. Identify the European School Culham and proceed o register.

READING-Culham-READING BUS: (click here for times) 

Wallingford Abingdon Bus Service to the European School, Culham

by John Wood of Oxfordshire County Council

Contact:Christiane Ivic (christiane.ivic@ecmwf.int) or by postECMWFBerkshireRG2 9AX

Additional stops along the route can be arranged as necessary.

Please contact me for further information.  We still have a few places available for 2008/9.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE – do not wait until the last minute to turn up for the bus in ths morning! Also – when there are road works the bus may be delayed – you may need to make alternative arrangements if there are road works affecting the bus when your children have examinations!

Cycling to school

Cyclists should use the cycle path by the A415 and use the entrance by the Chapel. Cycling through school premises is not allowed. Bicycles should be left in the cycle racks provided near the Drop and Go.

Helmets should be worn and cyclists should take appropriate care as both the A415 and surrounding roads are extremely busy.

Public Transport

Thames Travel X15 runs from Wallingford – Berinsfield – Abingdon - Witney through villages along the A415. Families should be aware that buses may run very close together in the afternoon. One terminates at Berinsfield. Another continues to Wallingford. If in doubt children should ask the driver before boarding the bus.

Thames Travel also now runs the X32 Bus from Abindon to Culham and also from Wantage via Harwell - Didcot to Culham. The times are not really suitable from Wantage yet, but we are in discussion with the company to possibly adjust the times to suit our needs.

Also, any S1-S7 pupils travelling during the school day from Culham to Wallingford or from Wallingford to Culham may have to change at the Berinsfield interchange. Families are strongly advised to read the timetable carefully. Contact Thames Travel for the latest information Tel: 01491 837988 or e-mail office@thames-travel.co.uk

Bus passes can be purchased from Thames Travel (01491 837 988)

Click below for the time table: http://www.thames-travel.co.uk/busx15/busx15.htm

I write to advise you of forthcoming changes to the bus services that pass the European School, Culham, and which are used by some students to travel to/from the School. This is a result of a regular review of those bus services that are supported financially by the County Council, which we undertake every four years. New contracts have been awarded for the bus services in your area that will commence on Monday 2nd of June 2008 and run until June 2012.

The main changes to the bus service from 2 June 2008 will be:Current route 140 (Wallingford - Abingdon) is renumbered 114 and runs at peak times.Off peak buses will be numbered 116 and operate Abingdon - European School - Berinsfield - Oxford City. Togehter these two routes will provide broadly an hourly service in each direction throughtout the daytime Mondays to Saturdays.

Crucial bus times for European School:

Mondays to Friday, times from 2 June 2008:

Bus 114 from Wallingford to Abingdon arrives at European School at 07.49

Bus 114 from Abingdon to Wallingford arrives at European School at 07.54

Bus 114 from the European School towards Wallingford leaves at 15.54

Bus 116 from the European School towards Abingdon leaves at 15.56A full time table for this service is available from reception.