Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Sherborne (Dorset).
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Nearby schools
nearest first27 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Sherborne School for Girls, 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherborne School for GirlsOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 456 | - |
| Sherborne Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 204 | - |
| Sherborne SchoolOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 538 | - |
| Sherborne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 304 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Harbour Vale SchoolAcademy alternative provision sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Alternative provision | 23 | Good, 2024 |
| The Gryphon SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,569 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Thornford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.1 mi | Primary | 104 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Leweston SchoolOther independent | 2.1 mi | Independent | 577 | - |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford AbbasAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Primary | 90 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Trent Young's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 143 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (May 2014, previous school) |
| Milborne Port Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 169 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Primrose Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.6 mi | Primary | 252 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2019) |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 99 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| Fiveways Special SchoolCommunity special | 3.7 mi | Special | 100 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Birchfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 409 | Good, 2024 |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 156 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St. Michael's AcademyAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 264 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Reckleford Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 128 | Good, 2023 |
| Buckler's Mead SchoolAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Secondary | 812 | Good, 2024 |
| Fairmead SchoolCommunity special | 4.3 mi | Special | 152 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 208 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Barwick and Stoford Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 58 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 2, Urgent improvement in 3 |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 130 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Milford Infants' SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 228 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Milford Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 343 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2016, previous school) |
| Yeovil CollegeFurther education | 4.7 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Huish Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 420 | Outstanding, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 55
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