(02 Aug 2013, 8:04 pm)Andreos1 wrote @GTomlinson - I was being a tad facetious with the Joseph Swan thing. Plenty buses going to a school, which isn't one kids from Kibblesworth will primarily attend - but apart from a scholars service, nowt to Lord Lawson (that is probably due to the siting of the school when it replaced Birtley East as the Secondary School in the town, rather than public transport).
The 28A goes close enough. It's only a 10 minute walk from the stop at Dunelm Walk in Birtley.