Sherborne School
| Sherborne Boys | |
|---|---|
| School seals Sherborne boys in Blues walking across the Courts to classes | |
| Address | |
Abbey Road , , DT9 3AP | |
| Coordinates | 50°56′52″N 2°30′52″W / 50.9478°N 2.5145°W |
| Information | |
| Type | 13–18 boys Public school Private, boarding school |
| Motto | French: Dieu et Mon Droit (God and My Right) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by Edward VI 1550 |
| Founder | St Aldhelm |
| Department for Education URN | 113918 Tables |
| Chair | Christopher Samler |
| Headmaster | Simon Heard |
| Chaplain | David Campbell |
| Staff | 165 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 560 pupils as of 2019 |
| Houses | 8 from 2025 |
| Colour(s) | |
| Song | Carmen Shirburniense |
| Publication | The Shirburnian |
| Alumni | Old Shirburnians |
| Website | http://www.sherborne.org |
Sherborne School is a full-boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18 located beside Sherborne Abbey in the Dorset town of Sherborne. 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 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 580 boys, aged 13 to 18, and three quarters of its 2021 A level results were A or A* grades. Many of the school buildings are on the National Heritage List for England, including seven listed as grade I, four listed as grade II*, and 19 listed as grade II; the Courts' south side is a scheduled monument.
The school also has a branch located in Doha, Qatar which was built following the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani time at the school.