The table shows delays of 15 minutes or more that have been reported to us.

If your transport is running more than 15 minutes late and the table is showing no reported delays for the route, contact us on 01305 224011 so that we can investigate the delay.

Reported delays on school transport

 

 

School transport area Update

Beaminster                                              

No reported delays

 
Bere Regis

No reported delays

Blandford

MP010 - 08:37 - 15/10/2026

This service is running approximately 30 minutes late this morning.

Dorchester
 

CR5 - Closure of various roads for Pack Monday Fair, 15:00 on Sunday 11th October to 23:59 on the 12th October 2026.

During this closure, we will not serve Digby Road and Sherborne Station. The nearest stop will be near the junction of Horsecastles and Acreman Street.

Ferndown and West Moors

F6 - 14/10/2026 - 14:00

There has been an RTA on the A31 near Ringwood. The F6 will be travelling west from Lymington Ferry Terminal so there could be delays coming into Ferndown Upper School (3:10pm departure) and West Moors Middle (3:30pm departure).

Gillingham

GL02 – 04/11/2026 to 06/11/2026

Road Closure Scotchey Lane. The closure is until 4pm on each day.

Unfortunately, Dorset can't allow access through (Around 15:40) then the route will have to wait till 4pm.

This will cause some students to arrive home a little later than normal.

Lyme Regis

No reported delays

Lytchett Minster and Sandford

No reported delays

Shaftesbury

No reported delays

Sherborne

GR04 - Dunch Lane, Chetnole — October 12th to 15th 2026

The bus will turn around at Lamb Pot at the normal time and then travel back through Batcombe to Leigh Village Cross.

 

14/10/2026 08.07 - The Gryphon School bus has had a breakdown so a replacement is on the way but there will be a 20-minute delay?

GR07 - Deep Ford Lane, Chetnole — October 13th to 16th 2026

There are several road closures scheduled that will affect the GR07 school bus route in the afternoons. These closures will require temporary changes to the route, and in some cases we will be unable to serve students at their usual drop-off points. Please note the bus can serve all stops as normal in the morning but will be unable to serve the following stops:

    • Meadoway Cottage, Near Abattoir
    • Hamlet Farmhouse, Hamlet
    • Stavordale Cottages
    • Junction A37 / Melbury Park Entrance

Alternative nearest bus stops in the afternoons are:

Brakes Hill / A37 - approx 4.00pm

Outside Lilac Cottage, Ryme Instrinsica - approx 4.10pm

The bus will divert from Yetminster via Cuckoo Hill, then travel out to the A37 and continue onto Brakes Hill, Melbury Osmund.

 

Sturminster Newton

  • V003 OSOO – 30/11/2026 – 01/12/2026 - TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF WOOLLAND ROAD, IBBERTON

Please be advised that, due to a road closure, afternoon journeys are expected to experience delays of approximately 15 minutes.

Swanage

No reported delays

Weymouth and Portland

No reported delays

Wimborne

05/10/2026 - 16/10/2026 - Due to the 24hr road closure on the Q11 route all this week, we will not be able to serve Edmondsham (Village Hall) and Edmondsham (Pump) and Brambles Farm stops.

The first stop we can serve is Daggons Road (Woodside)

06/10/2026 – Q9 – This closure is expected to last until the 12th Oct. 

emergency road closure at Guants Common,  unfortunately the Q9, which is the affected service,  is unable to service the stop at St James' School, Gaunts Common. 

The Q9 will drop off and pick up at the triangle (Lodge Lane) - the walk to the school is less than a couple of minutes however we have not other option to safely drop off and pick up. 

Wareham

No reported delays