Schools in Sherborne

About schools in Sherborne

Sherborne lists 15 schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

52%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 6 schools with published results

Primary schools9

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Milborne Port Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Sherborne Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  31%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Thornford CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Trent Young's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  95%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Gryphon School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.7

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Harbour Vale School

  Academy alternative provision sponsor led · Ages 5 to 16

Independent schools4

• Leweston School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 19

• Sherborne Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 14

• Sherborne School

  Other independent school · Ages 13 to 19 · Boys

• Sherborne School for Girls

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 19 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Sherborne

How many schools does Sherborne have?

OfferDay lists 15 schools in Sherborne, including nine primary schools and four independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Sherborne?

Every school in Sherborne is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Sherborne ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Sherborne where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.