Schools in Sherborne
There are 15 schools in Sherborne , Dorset , including 9 primary schools and 1 secondary school. Catchment area boundaries are set by Dorset and reviewed annually. Click a school below to view its admissions guidance.
School demand in Sherborne
Across the 13 schools in Sherborne with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 82%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
11 schools in Sherborne have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
11 of the schools in Sherborne are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Dorset, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Sherborne have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Sherborne: 1 oversubscribed (9)
Trent Young's CofE Primary School
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Sherborne · DT9 4SW
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas
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Sherborne · DT9 6RH
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
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Sherborne · DT9 6AQ
Thornford CofE Primary School
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Sherborne · DT9 6QY
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
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Sherborne · DT9 6LS
Sherborne Primary School
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Sherborne · DT9 4AJ
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School
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Sherborne · DT9 4NL
Milborne Port Primary School
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Sherborne · DT9 5EP
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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Sherborne · DT9 5NQ
Secondary Schools in Sherborne (1)
Other Schools in Sherborne (5)
Sherborne Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Sherborne · DT9 3NY
Sherborne School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Sherborne · DT9 3AP
Sherborne School for Girls
Not applicable · Other independent school
Sherborne · DT9 3QN
Leweston School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Sherborne · DT9 6EN
Harbour Vale School
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Sherborne · DT9 4DN
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Sherborne are set by Dorset and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.