Sherborne School, Abbey Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LF

Details

Accessibility

See https://www.sherborne.org/boarding/boarding-at-sherborne

Brief description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherborne_School

"Sherborne School is a 11–18 boys public school and boarding school located beside Sherborne Abbey, in the parish of Sherborne, Dorset. The school has been in continuous operation on the same site for over 1,300 years. It was founded in 705 AD by St Aldhelm and, following the dissolution of the monasteries, re-founded in 1550 by King Edward VI, making it one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. Sherborne is one of the twelve founding member public schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference in 1869 and is a member of the Eton Group and Boarding Schools Association.

Sherborne educates about 600 boys, aged 13 to 18, and three quarters of its 2021 A level results were A or A* grades.[4] Many of the school buildings are on the National Heritage List for England,[5] including 7 listed as grade I; 4 grade II* and; 19 grade II, as well as the south side of the courts being a scheduled monument. In this way, the school must perform any renovations or restorations on its historic buildings with utmost care and attention to detail.

Sherborne School's buildings and grounds have been used in several films including:

• The Guinea Pig (1948)
• The Browning Version (1951)
• Goodbye Mr Chips (1969)
• A Murder of Quality (1991)
• The Browning Version (1994)
• The Imitation Game (2014)
• Wolf Hall (BBC TV Series 2015)
• Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)"

Address

Sherborne School, Abbey Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LF

Email

enquiries@sherborne.org

Phone

01935 812249
Website

https://www.sherborne.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherborne_School

Directions

"Sherborne School is situated in the centre of Sherborne, Dorset, within walking distance of the mainline train station between Exeter and London Waterloo. It is approximately two hours and twenty minutes from London by road or rail. High-speed trains from Paris and Brussels to London, and international flights from New York to Bristol, provide easy global connections. Other nearby airports include Southampton, Bournemouth and Exeter. Ample parking is available within the School grounds.

The postcode for Sherborne School is DT9 3AP, however for your SatNav please enter Hospital Lane, Sherborne, which will take you to the Courts for parking and the main School reception."

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info

Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
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Amenities

https://www.sherborne.org/news-and-events/private-hire-public-events

Sherborne benefits from first-rate facilities in a range of areas. We have wonderful meeting areas in historic buildings, fantastic performance spaces, great workshops, a cutting-edge Music School including a recording studio, and excellent sporting facilities.

Many of these facilities are available for hire, subject to availability. During School holidays, we regularly welcome conferences and other groups who enjoy our hospitality and revel in the distinctive surroundings.

We also like to support local community groups who would benefit from accessing our facilities.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact our Events Manager on email events@sherborne.org