The Gryphon School Catchment Area
The Gryphon School is an academy converter secondary school in Sherborne, Dorset , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1555 pupils, and a capacity of 1495 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-18
Age range
1,555
Pupils
1,495
Capacity
104%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2014
The Gryphon School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for The Gryphon School?
The catchment area for The Gryphon School is the geographic zone Dorset uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Dorset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to The Gryphon School is managed by Dorset and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Dorset before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Dorset catchment area documents →The Gryphon School: at or above its 1495 place limit
The Gryphon School has a published admission number of 1495 places. 1555 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 104%. The school is at or above its published limit of 1495 places. Dorset allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 20.5% of pupils at The Gryphon School are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Dorset.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Dorset publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Dorset Council school admissions (official) →
The Gryphon School: School Information
- Full address
- Bristol Road, Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
- Local authority
- Dorset
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.5% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 138471
Other Church of England Schools in Dorset
The Gryphon School shares its religious character with these Church of England schools across Dorset. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Dorchester
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Dorchester
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Beaminster
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Weymouth
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to The Gryphon School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: The Gryphon School
What is the catchment area for The Gryphon School? ▾
The catchment area for The Gryphon School is the geographic zone Dorset uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Dorset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is The Gryphon School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, The Gryphon School currently has 1555 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 1495 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for The Gryphon School? ▾
The Gryphon School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Dorset before each admissions cycle.
What age range does The Gryphon School cover? ▾
The Gryphon School is a secondary school in Sherborne, Dorset, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for The Gryphon School? ▾
The Gryphon School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2014. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.