Sherborne School
Other independent school · Boys · Dorset
Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP
43
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
538
Capacity used
Has space90%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Simon Heard
- Address
- Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP
- Phone
- 01935812249
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward / constituency
- Sherborne West · West Dorset
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 113918
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 42% | — | — |
538 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 30.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 1.73 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.24 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 28.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 104 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.15 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 119 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 101 | 31% | 84% | 94% | |
| English Literature | 85 | 33% | 87% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 37 | 70% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 37% | 66% | 83% | |
| Design & Technology | 32 | 56% | 97% | 100% | |
| Drama | 19 | 32% | 95% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 58% | 100% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 16 | 38% | 100% | 100% | |
| Music | 14 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 14 | 36% | 79% | 93% | |
| Chinese | 8 | 88% | 88% | 88% | |
| Latin | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 42 | 12% | 45% | 83% | |
| Mathematics | 37 | 14% | 35% | 59% | |
| Business Studies | 28 | 0% | 18% | 71% | |
| History | 16 | 19% | 31% | 69% | |
| Physics | 16 | 25% | 44% | 56% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 16 | 0% | 6% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 14% | 36% | 57% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 12 | 0% | 17% | 58% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 10% | 40% | 90% | |
| French | 8 | 0% | 50% | 75% | |
| German | 8 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10523: Sherborne School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.