School profile
Sherborne School
Abbey Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3AP
Overview
Sherborne School is an independent school (other independent school) in Sherborne, South West, for pupils aged 13–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Other independent school
- Establishment group
- Independent schools
- Age range
- Ages 13–19
- Gender of entry
- Boys
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Religious character
- Christian
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- School capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 538
- URN
- 113918
Admissions
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Local authority
- Dorset
Fees, scholarships and bursaries are not part of the official dataset. They will appear here once the school adds them.
Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
2024/25 results
DfE does not publish a directly comparable England figure for independent schools, so no comparison is shown.
Attainment 8 score
- School
- 28.5
Pupils included: 104
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
- School
- 0%
Pupils included: 104
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
- School
- 0%
Pupils included: 104
Entering the EBacc
- School
- 0%
Pupils included: 104
Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Inspection body
This school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not by Ofsted. Its inspection reports are published by ISI. School Nest does not currently show ISI inspection outcomes.
Location
- Address
- Abbey Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3AP
- Local authority
- Dorset
Inspection
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- Inspectorate
- ISI
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