Girls 11 to 18

Boarding and Day

We know how important it is to research all the information you need to make the right choice of school for your daughter. If you don't know much about the process of choosing and applying to a senior school please do not be afraid to contact us. Girls at Sherborne are friendly, spirited and successful. Whether boarders or day girls, they quickly feel at ease in the School's highly motivated vibrant community and thrive in the delightful surroundings of the Dorset abbey town of Sherborne away from the pressures of city life.

Academic Success

Sherborne Girls is one of the top independent schools in the UK offering an excellent academic and all round education for girls from all over the world. The School is renowned for the quality of teaching, sensitive pastoral care and outstanding examination results. In 2007 over 90% Grade As and Bs were achieved at A Level. The strength of a girls' only education is that girls live and learn in an environment where they can be themselves, where they can focus on their studies and develop and grow in confidence.

Wider Opportunities

Sherborne girls also have the unique advantage of an extensive range of musical, cultural and social activities with boys at Sherborne School. The close partnership between the two schools provides a winning combination of committed learning practice together with many exciting co-educational opportunities including joint orchestras, drama productions, house plays, societies, weekend socials and even rock bands.

Girls from Overseas

Girls from overseas are warmly welcomed and soon find themselves mixing confidently and making life long friendships with the girls in their houses and fellow students at the International College in the town.

International Baccalaureate

Sherborne Girls offers a choice of curriculum in the Sixth Form, Advanced Level AS and A2 or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB). Girls study for the IB with boys from Sherborne School in a fully co-educational programme giving girls unprecedented opportunities to contribute and succeed in a global world. Applications for entry in 2008 now being taken.

To request a prospectus or further information on Sherborne Girls or the International Baccalaureate please complete the enquiry form below.

To request information on Open Mornings please complete the enquiry form below or download the pdf here.

If you wish to access Sherborne Old Girls website please click here www.sherborne.com/oldgirls

For information on the Oxley Sports Centre T 01935 818270 or click here www.oxleysc.com