Sherborne Preparatory School
39 Acreman Street, Sherborne, Sherborne, DT9 3NY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annie Gent
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 113917
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935812097
About this school
Sherborne Preparatory School is an independent school in Sherborne. It teaches children aged 3 to 14 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sherborne Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Sherborne Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1917, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Sherborne Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 50
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sherborne School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
-
Sherborne School for Girls0.4 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
-
Harbour Vale School0.5 miles
Academies · Sherborne
-
Leweston School2.6 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
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Fiveways Special School4.1 miles
Special schools · Yeovil
Other schools in Sherborne
- Leweston School Independent schools
- Sherborne School Independent schools
- Sherborne School for Girls Independent schools
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Milborne Port Primary School Primary
- Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sherborne Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas Primary
- Thornford CofE Primary School Primary
- Trent Young's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sherborne Preparatory School teach?
- Sherborne Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 14. It is an independent school in Sherborne.
- Who is the headteacher of Sherborne Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Sherborne Preparatory School is Mrs Annie Gent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sherborne Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sherborne Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Sherborne Preparatory School?
- Sherborne Preparatory School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 14.
- Is Sherborne Preparatory School full?
- Sherborne Preparatory School has capacity for 280 pupils and 204 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sherborne Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Sherborne Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sherborne Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Sherborne Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.