Sherborne School A GSG School
- Sherborne School
Abbey Road
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3AP - Head: Dr Dominic Luckett
- T 01935 812249
- E [email protected]
- W www.sherborne.org
- An independent school for boys aged from 13 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Dorset
- Pupils: 565; sixth formers: 220
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £31,425; Boarding £38,775 pa
- Open days: Tour Mornings (please see website for dates). Individual visits by appointment
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Parents and boys talk about the head in glowing terms. They say he has upped the academic ante, put an emphasis on kindness and smartened up the uniform. In turn, the head is full of praise for the pupils. ‘The boys are interesting, engaging and decent,’ he says. ‘They know their own minds but there is a reservoir of kindness there. People say that you never meet an unpleasant old Shirburnian and it’s true.’ Head loves the fact that Sherborne is ‘a proper boarding school’...
What the school says...
Founded by King Edward VI in 1550, we are one of just a few full-boarding, all-boys schools in the UK and this, together with our strong partnership with Sherborne Girls, is what makes Sherborne School special. Within this unique framework, Sherborne is an ideal location, giving the opportunity for all to develop in a secure environment whilst encouraging each boy to become self-reliant, confident and ready for the next stage of his education. At Sherborne, we offer a first-class academic education but importantly, we believe in kindness and developing an empathy for others. Through inspiring teaching, we engage and guide each boy to pursue academic excellence and cultivate a lifelong love of opportunities outside the classroom and encouraging them to develop their sporting, artistic and creative talents. Sherborne lies in the beautiful Dorset countryside and has a direct train to and from Waterloo. ...Read more
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Other features
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
International Study Centre - school has a linked, international study centre for overseas students wishing to improve their English.
UK Independent Schools’ Entry Test
Sports
Unusual sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2016, Dr Dominic Luckett (early 50s), previously head of Mill Hill School. Educated at King Edward VII Grammar School (now King Edward VII Academy) in King’s Lynn, the University of Leicester, where he gained a first in history, and Oxford, where he did his DPhil in early Tudor history. Encouraged by an inspirational history teacher, he was the first of his family to go to university. ‘I suspect that if it hadn’t been for him I would have ended up working in Sainsbury’s,’ he says. Taught for 11 years at Harrow School, where he was head of history and an assistant housemaster; subsequently moved to Worth School as deputy head. In 2007 he became head of Mill Hill School and chief executive of the Mill Hill School Foundation. He is an ISI inspector...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Boys with dyslexia, and other mild specific learning difficulties, are well supported by a team of three in newly refurbished accommodation.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldro | 2019 | |||
| Castle Court | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Scholarship: academic |
| Cheam School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Cothill House | 2019 | 3 | ||
| Dumpton School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Farleigh School | 2019 | 6 | 2 | Major Music Scholarship; Sport Scholarship |
| Hazlegrove School | 2019 | 5 | 6 | Academic Scholarships (2); Sports Scholarships (3); Drama Scholarship |
| Horris Hill School | 2019 | 5 | Sports Award | |
| King's Hall School | 2019 | 1 | Sports award | |
| Ludgrove | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Pinewood | 2020 | 3 | Exhibition(1) | |
| Port Regis | 2019 | 8 | Academic Scholarship; Sports Award; Music Exhibition | |
| Salisbury Cathedral School | 2019 | 4 | 4 | 4 Music scholarships |
| Sandroyd School | 2020 | 6 | 3 | Sports Scholarships(2); Design Scholarship |
| Sherborne Preparatory School | 2019 | 13 | 8 | 2 Sports Award, 1 Music Exhibition, 2 Academic Exhibition, 1 DT Award, 1 Academic Scholarship, 1 William Yates Scholarship |
| St Peter's Preparatory School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| St Philip's School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Summer Fields | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Sunningdale School | 2019 | 2 | ||
| The Pilgrims' School | 2019 | 4 | ||
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Walhampton School | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Westbourne House School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Woodcote House School | 2019 | 5 | 1 | All Rounder Scholarship |
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