Vale Coaches provide a convenient and environmentally friendly means of travel for pupils to Sturminster Newton High School. All routes have places available for sixth form students on a first come first served basis at a chargeable rate per year, please contact office or fill out the form below for further details. We safely transport children to and from school daily, on both morning and afternoon coaches.

Both morning departure times and afternoon drop off times can be seen by clicking onto the route links. Afternoon coaches leave between 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm from Sturminster Newton School. It is essential for parents to explain to their children where to get off in the afternoons/evenings, so as not to confuse them, or the driver.

Bus Routes

School Day Trip Service

We have a well established and respected travel service used regularly by many schools in the Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire area. If you are a school or other educational establishment and would like a quote for a specific trip that you have planned or need a regular service for activities such as swimming or transporting boarding children to airports at holiday times, please click on the link below and complete the contact form or email us at office@valecoaches.com or phone 01963 363000.

SCHOOL TRANSPORT IN ADVERSE WEATHER

During periods of adverse weather some or all home-to-school transport services may not operate, or alternatively operate a curtailed service depending upon local road conditions.

Decisions to cancel or amend school transport services are taken in the interests of the safety and welfare of pupils, our drivers and other road users. These decisions are taken by Vale Coaches in liaison with the school, as the parties most aware of local weather and road conditions.

CANCELLATION OF SERVICES

Any decision to cancel or amend the operation of some or all school transport services to an education establishment, will be made by the School or Dorset Council following consultation with the head teacher or their deputy and will have regard to the prevailing and forecast weather and road conditions along with any advice from Dorset Council and Dorset Police and/or any other appropriate agency.

In the event of the journey to school being cancelled by Dorset Council on the grounds of adverse weather conditions, Vale Coaches will not be responsible for conveying pupils home in the afternoon. In such circumstances, parents of pupils who normally travel on school transport are asked not to bring their children to school themselves.

EARLY CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS

Should weather conditions deteriorate significantly during the course of the school day, the head teacher or their deputy may decide to close the school to all pupils or to those who travel by school transport. In such circumstances, Vale Coaches are required to provide the necessary vehicles to transport the pupils home at the earliest opportunity.

More information can be obtained on the current status of all schools in the Dorset area at Dorset Council School Closure Information