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Sherborne School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–19 · Independent school
Bradford Road, Sherborne DT9 3QN · sherborne.com · 01935 812245
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- A levels, 2024/25
- B
- average result (38.8 points per entry)
- Pupils
- 456
- 89% of 510 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.46 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 students | B (38.8) | Above average +0.24 | |
| 83 students | B (38.9) | Above average +0.26 |
18.1%AAB or better
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 96 | B+ (43.5) | +0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 101 | B+ (41.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 84 | A- (47.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 64 | B+ (42.5) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 75 | B (40.3) | -0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 64 | B+ (41.7) | +0.19 |
| 2015/16 | 74 | B (38.8) | +0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 37.5 | +6.5 |
| Further and other education | 2.1 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 1 | −0.2 |
| Other education | 1 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 21.9 | −6.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 27.1 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 11.5 | +3.2 |
ISI
Sherborne School for Girls is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Routine inspection
Safeguarding metInspection reports
Standards
| Quality of education | Met |
|---|---|
| Health and emotional wellbeing | Met |
| Social and economic education | Met |
| Leadership and governance | Met |
Earlier inspections
- Dec 2019Regulatory compliance
- Mar 2017Compliance Inspection 2017
- Mar 2017Educational Quality 2017