- Sherborne School in Dorset can trace its history back more than 1,000 years, which makes it one of the oldest schools in the country. It is proud to “preserve a space in which boys can simply be boys”, and has a second branch in Qatar.
- The day and boarding school has a tradition of success in sport and music, and offers golf, fives, shooting and polo alongside other team sports, as well as Trinity College music diplomas and Grade 8 exams.
- The Extended Project Qualification is offered in addition to IGCSEs and international A-levels, alongside HSK Mandarin.
- A lecture series on wellbeing covers subjects including mental health, online safety and screen time, and is run in conjunction with Sherborne Girls . The school has also appointed a head of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Scholarships for up to 10 per cent fee remission are available, as is means-tested financial assistance.
- Old boys include the mathematician Alan Turing and the actor Hugh Bonneville.
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