In addition to a House Master, each house has a Matron, Assistant Matron, Senior Tutor and one or more Resident Tutors. What’s the most important thing to look for in the staff at a school? "[18], In September 2019 the Headmaster of Sherborne, Dr Dominic Luckett, was named as the Tatler Best Head of a Public School 2020.[19]. The qualifications required were similar to those for a Headmaster, although he was usually a younger man who might reasonably expect to obtain a headmastership elsewhere in time. The old monastic buildings were restored and converted into a chapel, dormitories, big schoolroom, and classrooms in 1853,[11] and over time the quadrangle, as can be seen today, was gradually formed. Notable Old Shirburnian actors, musicians and directors include Jeremy Irons, Hugh Bonneville, James Purefoy, John Le Mesurier, Charles Collingwood, film, theatre, television and opera director Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre, film director Sir Gerald Grove Bt, Jon Pertwee, Charlie Cox, Lance Percival, lead singer of rock band Coldplay Chris Martin and creative director and manager of Coldplay Philip Harvey. It dates from the late 14th Century and was originally a hall-house with attached barn. A beautifully engrossed Royal Charter was sealed on 13 May 1550, under which the school was to have a headmaster and usher for the education of boys, and a board of twenty governors under a warden. [54], In the Chapel there are two organs: one is a 24-stop Neo-Baroque pipe organ by S.F. Boarding schools in the UK provide a broad education that extends well beyond the classroom. Track the performance of your local school using the FT's interactive tables and charts Published school league tables do not accurately reflect our academic results due to the DfE omitting to include iGCSE results (currently English, Mathematics, Drama and History) in the school results statistics. [8] It is one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom.[9]. Established in 1977, Sherborne International is an independent co-educational boarding school, owned and governed by Sherborne School, for those from non-British educational backgrounds who wish to improve their English language skills before moving on to study at boarding schools elsewhere in the United Kingdom. During his tenure as Headmaster at Sherborne (1878-1892), Young strove ‘to make Sherborne a school of the very first rank’, and as such it must have its own school song. 1887 was a significant year for both the monarchy and Sherborne School. Learn more about King Willia... CEO Premium Europe AG, your gateway to luxury Europe. Some then go on to take their LTCL diplomas. Notes. It is about helping young people grow into themselves, fulfilling their potential and preparing for the next stage in their lives. When making comparisons between schools it is important to know where each school has placed grade 5. [48] The Week Good Schools Guide named Sherborne as The Best Independent School in the Country for Music in 2015. [60], On 30 May 2010, Dorset played Somerset, which included international players such as Craig Kieswetter in a friendly Twenty20 fixture on the ground. Sherborne International School is located in the safe and historic town of Sherborne in the south-west of England, a two-hour drive from London. Please, feel free to browse our media coverage to see what we can do for you. 9&11 Cheap Street (there doesn't seem to have been a name for this building at the time) was used to board a number of boys between 1864 and 1868. Registered Office: Sherborne School, Abbey Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3LF. It forms most of what was the Abbot's Lodgings and the Monk's Kitchen, then, from c1740, it was part of a silk mill.[29]. Westcott House was closed to pupils in 1999 for use as part of Sherborne International. Your email address never appears next to your review. There is a small ice room beneath. It will be reopened as a Sherborne boys' boarding house in September 2021.[23]. It became an inn c1850 and in 1916 the school bought the building as a staff common room, which it remains as today. Update me when new information is published on this school's profile. Old Shirburnians in the media include TV journalist and ITV News Political Editor Tom Bradby, TV journalist and Sky News Defence Correspondent Alistair Bunkall, journalist Nigel Dempster, TV journalist and BBC News presenter Simon McCoy, BBC producer and creator of panel games including Just a Minute, Many a Slip. The school's cricket ground – the Upper – is usually used by the 1st XI cricket team. In the public school tradition, Sherborne remains a full boarding school with boys living seven days a week in one of nine boarding houses. [9], The Usher was responsible for teaching the lower three forms and had responsibilities over the boys similar to the modern position of a House Tutor. It was extended in 1649 and again in 1872. State vs independent schools: Sherborne, Dorset . Performance spaces include the Tindall Recital Hall, the Big Schoolroom, and the Powell Theatre. Notable Old Shirburnians in politics include Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford, Education Minister Sir Christopher Chataway, Michael Marsham, 7th Earl of Romney, William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, The Right Honourable The Lord Thomas of Swynnerton, Thomas Buchanan, Robert Key, The Right Honourable Your review is awaiting moderation and we will let you know when it is published. It relocated to Westbury House, now Wessex House, in 1872, and finally to its current site in 1885, when the Preparatory School became independent.[28]. [50], The school has two choirs, two close harmony groups, a symphony orchestra, sinfonia, chamber orchestra, concert and radio orchestras (Trinity term only), wind band, wind quintet, string, wind, brass and jazz ensembles and various other smaller instrumental ensembles.[51]. With butter-coloured buildings that dapple in the sunshine, Sherborne is so steeped in history that it boasts its own archivist. 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