Primary schools in Sherborne

9 primary schools in Sherborne, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

Sherborne in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Sherborne first 192 times for 189 places: 1.02 first choices per place. 3 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.89 miles (Trent Young's CofE Primary School) to 5.24 miles (Sherborne Primary School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood · DT9 5NQ
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary SchoolGood · DT9 4NL
Milborne Port Primary SchoolGood · DT9 5EP
Thornford CofE Primary SchoolGood · DT9 6QY
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolExpected standard · DT9 6AQ
Sherborne Primary SchoolNeeds attention · DT9 4AJ
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolNeeds attention · DT9 6LS
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford AbbasNeeds attention · DT9 6RH
Trent Young's CofE Primary SchoolNo current grade · DT9 4SW

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