Daily coach route · 2026/27
Swindon to Sir Thomas Rich's School CoachDaily coach service to Gloucester
Our dedicated coach service takes children from Swindon to Sir Thomas Rich's School in Gloucester every school day. The route is running now for the 2026/27 school year, with fixed stops, published timings, and DBS-checked drivers.
The journey takes a little over an hour. Places are limited and are only confirmed once the deposit has cleared.
The route: Swindon to Gloucester
The coach runs every school day during term time, operated by Barnes Coaches. It serves a fixed list of stops with published pick-up and drop-off times, so you always know where and when your child gets on and off.
Every driver is DBS-checked and knows the route and its regular passengers. Seatbelts are fitted and must be worn for the whole journey; the driver checks belts before the coach leaves.
Please have your child at the stop five minutes early. Drivers are instructed not to leave a stop before its published time.
Stops and timings
These are the fixed stops for the Sir Thomas Rich's School route. The times below are the published morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off at each stop.
| Stop | Morning pick-up | Afternoon drop-off |
|---|---|---|
| Asda Orbital (North Swindon) | 07:00 | 16:45 |
| Link Centre | 07:10 | 16:35 |
| Town Centre (Princess street stop D) | 07:18 | 16:25 |
| Aldi Groundwell North Latham Road | 07:25 | 16:15 |
How registration and payment work
Registering online takes a few minutes and your progress is saved as you go, so you can finish it later. The steps are: sign the contract, pay the deposit, choose your stops, and add final details.
The contract for this route is shown during registration, after you have chosen your school. You can read it in full before you sign.
The deposit is £100 and forms part of the annual fee rather than being an extra charge. It is non-refundable except where we cancel the service before it starts and cannot offer a reasonable alternative, in which case we refund everything paid.
The annual fee is paid in ten monthly instalments, due on the 1st of each month from August to May. We invoice about a month in advance, and payment is by bank transfer using the details and reference on your invoice.
Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and are only confirmed once the deposit has cleared in our account. Where a route is full we operate a waiting list.
What families ask about this route
How long is the journey?
A little over an hour from Swindon to Gloucester, depending on which stop you use. The coach follows the published timetable above.
Will the coach wait if it arrives early?
No. Drivers are instructed not to leave a stop before its published time, but they are not expected to wait beyond it either. Please be there five minutes early.
Where is Sir Thomas Rich's School?
Sir Thomas Rich's School is a selective grammar school in Longlevens, Gloucester. Several Swindon families travel there each day.
The full list of questions and answers is on the FAQs page.
Not the right school?
We also run daily coaches to Pate's Grammar School and to The Crypt School and Ribston Hall High School. If your child is joining one of those schools, you can register for that route too.
If you would like a pick-up point added near you, you can suggest it on the proposals page. And if you have questions about the route or the service, send us a message and we will get back to you, usually within one working day.