Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

West DorsetConstituency

DT9 6AQPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 336 pupils. Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

336

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 336
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Sherborne Area Schools' Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 11 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.