Address: Abbey Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3AP
Website: sherborne.org
Founded: 1550
Pupils: 600, all boys aged 13-18
Fees: £15,190-£19,200 per term
Head: Mr Simon Heard BA (Hons), PGDip
Religious Affiliation: Based on Christian values
Entrance Procedure: Selective via assessment
Contact: 01935 812249 or [email protected]
Curriculum
Everyone deserves a chance to shine, whatever their interests and passions. That is why Sherborne delivers a balanced curriculum, where choice is central, and the individual learner is given priority.
Sport & The Arts
A Sherborne education feeds mind, body and soul. Thanks to a full-boarding environment, the school creates regular opportunities for boys to expand their horizons, offering an outstanding breadth and quality of experiences that complement their academic studies and set them up for life.
Pastoral Care
In the school’s full-boarding environment, pastoral care is at the centre of everything. Staff are committed to the wellbeing of every boy in our community and have wide-ranging systems in place to ensure they receive all the care, support and attention they need to thrive. Pastoral care at Sherborne starts in boarding houses where the staff know the boys so well they are attuned to differences and work together to respond. They liaise closely with parents, building strong relationships of mutual trust and a shared concern for boys’ wellbeing.
Exit Destinations
Most boys will have ambitions for Oxbridge or a Russell Group university.
Head’s Philosophy
To prize intellectual inquiry, celebrate sporting achievement and value artistic and musical endeavours. We are a community in which kindness and compassion take centre stage. We foster the conditions in which boys learn how to look out for their friends and neighbours, in which they develop habits of consideration and politeness that prepare them for the rest of their lives. We are a community of the future, inspired and empowered by the rich heritage of our past.
