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The Gryphon School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Bristol Road, Sherborne DT9 4EQ · gryphon.dorset.sch.uk · 01935 813122

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.7
average Attainment 8 score. Dorset 43.2, England 46
Last distance offered
4.05 mi
6.52 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Dorset Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,569
74 over 1,495 places · 105%
Local authority
Dorset
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.8%
First language not English
10.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 4.05 mi (6.52 km) from the school. Source: Dorset Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 265 families put the school first and 234 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 284 (Places 235)284September 2023: 278 (Places 231)278September 2024: 235 (Places 232)235September 2025: 272 (Places 232)272September 2026: 265 (Places 234)265Places 234
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262342651.1▲87%
September 2025Sept 20252322721.2▲85%
September 2024Sept 20242322351▲94%
September 2023Sept 20232312781.2▲82%
September 2022Sept 20222352841.2▲82%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20264.05 mi6.52 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.7, and 44.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Dorset it was 43.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.6 (England 46.3)49.62017/18: 50.4 (England 46.5)50.42018/19: 50.6 (England 46.7)50.62021/22: 53.5 (England 48.8)53.52022/23: 50.1 (England 46.3)50.12023/24: 48.1 (England 45.9)48.12024/25: 46.7 (England 46.0)46.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.746.0
●44.4%45.4%
●66.2%64.8%
▼33.3%40.5%
●4.134.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form51−4.5
Sixth form college0.4—
Further education31.8+1.7
Other education0.4−0.9
Apprenticeship7.5+4.1
Employment3.3−0.9
Not in a lasting destination2.5−0.9
Activity not captured2.9+0.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.2 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.3 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 34.7 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.3 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 39.9 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.3 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 38.2 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 35.1 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
156 studentsB- (35.1)Average +0.10
161 studentsB- (35.1)Average +0.10
25 studentsMerit+ (27)Average -0.23
7 studentsMerit (25)Average -0.31
13.2%AAB or better
87.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24138B- (38.2)+0.22
2022/23183B- (36.3)—
2021/22152B (39.9)—
2018/19199C+ (33.3)+0.08
2017/18165C+ (34.7)+0.18
2016/17249C+ (32.3)+0.02
2015/16225C+ (32.2)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University46.9−2.5
Further education2.5−0.5
Apprenticeship7.5+0.4
Employment23.8−3.6
Not in a lasting destination11.9+1.2
Activity not captured7.5+5.1

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 21 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Gryphon School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
20 Jun 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (196 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
87%
Replies
196
13% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●87% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●81% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼62% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●73% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●48% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼61% agreeEngland 67%

based on 45 parents (23%) with SEND

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