Please click here to view the Spare seat scheme (formerly Privilege seat) Applications Window for the academic year 2026/27.

Please note that you will need to apply directly to the local authority for a seat on any of these routes. The Island Free School is not responsible for the allocation of these seats and cannot take any payment or applications for these services. For details on how to apply, please visit the IW Council website.

These routes are subject to change at any time.

For local authority buses, pupils must have their tickets ready for presentation to the driver for every journey; without a valid pass they may be refused travel in the afternoon. If this occurs, they are to return to the school so that parents/guardians can make arrangements to collect them. Temporary tickets can only be issued for one journey if a ticket is forgotten, but it is the responsibility of the pupil to get this from the school office before the end of the day. If a ticket has been lost, a replacement must be purchased for £25.00, without this payment a temporary pass cannot be issued. To purchase a new pass please contact 01202 338420, and a new pass will be sent to the pupil’s home address if given. Defaced and illegible tickets are not valid for travel, but will be replaced at a fee of £10.00 on production of the old ticket to Go South Coast Ltd.