Sherborne School for Girls
Bradford Road, Sherborne, DT9 3QN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Dr Ruth Sullivan
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 113919
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935812245
About this school
Sherborne School for Girls is a Church of England girls' independent school in Sherborne. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 456 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sherborne School for Girls 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 School for Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1908, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 83 | 87 | 78 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.5 | 39.7 | 34.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sherborne School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.7 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.3 | 35.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 489 |
| 2023/24 | 475 |
| 2024/25 | 466 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 220
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sherborne Preparatory School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
-
Sherborne School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
-
Harbour Vale School0.7 miles
Academies · Sherborne
-
Leweston School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
-
Fiveways Special School3.8 miles
Special schools · Yeovil
Other schools in Sherborne
- Leweston School Independent schools
- Sherborne Preparatory School Independent schools
- Sherborne School 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 year groups does Sherborne School for Girls teach?
- Sherborne School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Sherborne.
- Who is the headteacher of Sherborne School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Sherborne School for Girls is Dr Ruth Sullivan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sherborne School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sherborne School for Girls 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 big is Sherborne School for Girls?
- Sherborne School for Girls has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Sherborne School for Girls full?
- Sherborne School for Girls has capacity for 510 pupils and 456 on roll (89%), 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 School for Girls a faith school?
- Yes. Sherborne School for Girls is designated Church of England.
- Is Sherborne School for Girls a selective school?
- Yes. Sherborne School for Girls is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Sherborne School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.5 in 2022/23 and 34.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sherborne School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherborne School for Girls's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.