Sherborne Girls

Academics

2025: A level 40% A*/A, 68% A*/B; GCSE 50% 9–7 (Sunday Times Parent Power 2026). 60% of girls take instrumental or singing lessons (GSG 2026).

Where leavers go

University destination numbers are not published in the sources we found.

Recognition

Sunday Times Parent Power 2026 (2025 results): 240th= of UK independent schools and 412th= in the combined state and independent table (A level 40% A*/A, GCSE 50% 9–7; A-level rank 409=, GCSE rank 400=). Former pupils include Sophie Kinsella (author), Santa Montefiore (author) and Margaret MacMillan (Oxford historian).

For international families

A full-boarding girls' school: 370 of 420 girls board (336 full, 34 flexi). Entry is at Year 7 and Year 9. It works closely with the neighbouring boys' school, Sherborne (GSG 2026). Guardians must live within 3 hours of the school, be over 25 and speak good English. Non-native speakers are assessed in the normal entrance tests and may be asked to take UKiset. Register for 13+ by Year 5; offers are made through the year as places allow (school).

Good to know

London is about 2 hours 15 minutes by direct train. Registration £300 (incl. VAT, non-refundable); deposit £2,000, credited to the final bill. International families pay a full term's fees as deposit (less the £2,000) plus a £600 student visa fee (school, 2026/27).