Sherborne Boys

Since 2016, Dr Dominic Luckett, 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 congratulatory first in history, and Magdalen

Around 120 boys arrive in year 9 – from a host of different prep schools (57 in 2024), including Sherborne Prep, Farleigh, Hazlegrove, Port Regis, Sandroyd, The Pilgrims’ School, Perrott Hill, Cheam, Elstree, Sunningdale, Walhampton, Ludgrove,

Very little fall-out after GCSEs (boys are no longer invited to move on if they don’t get the required grades). ‘It’s not a hothouse,’ said a parent. Vast majority go on to university, two-thirds to Russell Group. Three to Oxbridge in 2024, one vet

In 2024, 46 per cent 9-7 at GCSE; 42 per cent A*/A at A level (72 per cent A*-B).

Twenty-five A level subjects on offer, plus three BTECs in sport, creative media and enterprise and entrepreneurship. A few A level subjects are taught jointly with nearby Sherborne Girls – girls can do computer science and German at the boys’ school

The learning support department is housed in its own building, warm and welcoming and staffed by a team of six. Around a quarter of boys receive support, mostly one-to-one and for needs such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD and working memory. Boys are

Music is heavenly, with a stunning, very modern music school, a concert hall and the sound of music pouring out of windows when we arrived. Music is woven into daily life – a fifth of pupils sing in the school choir twice a week in whole-school

Acres of playing fields adjacent to the school, including the Upper, where the first XV plays) plus tennis courts, 25-metre indoor swimming pool, two Astroturfs (one floodlit) and a very swish sports centre with squash courts, fitness studios, vast

Sherborne is one of the UK’s few single-sex, full boarding schools and only seven per cent of pupils are day boys. Eight houses in total – four ‘in’ (in the heart of town) and four ‘out’ (slightly further away, but not by much). Each house has up to

Boys’ welfare is paramount, with plenty of support from housemasters, tutors, matrons, the chaplain, head of pupil wellbeing, 24-hour health centre, two counsellors (one male, one female), more than 30 peer listeners (boys trained by the

A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.

Pupils mostly come from south of the M4, including Hampshire, Wiltshire, Sussex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. Fifteen per cent from London – the Sherborne to Waterloo train takes just over two hours so it’s easy for exeats, half-term and holidays.

Scholarships (academic, art, DT, drama, music and sport) carry no more than a 10 per cent fee reduction. Awards are also available for sons of current and former members of the armed services. Some means-tested bursaries (up to 100 per cent)

A terrific boys’ boarding school in a breathtaking golden setting. Sherborne, with its strong sense of community, good academic results and opportunities galore on all fronts, succeeds in combining the best of ancient and modern without diminishing