Sherborne School

Sherborne School

School seals

Sherborne boys in Blues walking across the Courts to classes
Address
Map
Abbey Road

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DT9 3AP

Coordinates50°56′52″N 2°30′52″W / 50.9478°N 2.5145°W / 50.9478; -2.5145
Information
Type13–18 boys Public school
Private, boarding school
MottoFrench: Dieu et Mon Droit
(God and My Right)[1]
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550
FounderSt Aldhelm
Department for Education URN113918 Tables
Chairman of the governorsDavid Leakey[2]
HeadmasterDominic Luckett[3]
ChaplainDavid Campbell
Staff165
GenderBoys
Age13 to 18
Enrolment560 pupils as of 2019
Houses9 from 2021
Colour(s)  
SongCarmen Shirburniense
PublicationThe Shirburnian
Former pupilsOld Shirburnians
Websitehttp://www.sherborne.org

Sherborne School is a 13–18 boys public school and boarding school located beside Sherborne Abbey, in the parish of Sherborne, Dorset. The school has been in continuous operation on the same site for over 1,300 years. It was founded in 705 AD by St Aldhelm and, following the dissolution of the monasteries, re-founded in 1550 by King Edward VI, making it one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. Sherborne is one of the twelve founding member public schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference in 1869 and is a member of the Eton Group and Boarding Schools Association.

Sherborne educates about 600 boys, aged 13 to 18, and three quarters of its 2021 A level results were A or A* grades.[4] Many of the school buildings are on the National Heritage List for England,[5] including seven listed as grade I, four listed as grade II*, and 19 listed as grade II; the Courts' south side is a scheduled monument. Applicable law requires that the school perform any renovations or restorations of these structures with utmost care and attention to detail.[6]

The school also has a branch located in Doha, Qatar.

  1. ^ Max Davidson, State vs independent schools: Sherborne, Dorset, The Daily Telegraph (30 June 2009).
  2. ^ "Appointment of new Chairman". Sherborne School. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Sherborne School appoint new Headmaster". Western Gazette. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ "All schools and colleges in England, Overall performance at end of key stage 4 in 2018 – all pupils". Gov.uk: Bennett. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Search the List - Find listed buildings, monuments, battlefields and more | Historic England".
  6. ^ "The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties - Technical Preservation Services (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 7 September 2024.