Gillingham School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13
Shaftesbury School
Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury SP7 8ER
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
782
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,283
Local authority
Dorset
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury School is a secondary academy in Shaftesbury, Dorset, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.
It has 782 pupils on roll and room for 1,283. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Church of England. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 782
- Capacity
- 1,283 pupils
- Free school meals
- 25.90% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 140898
Schools near Shaftesbury School
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Kingdown School
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Academy · Year 9–Year 13 · 1,375 pupils
Frome Community College
Academy · Year 9–Year 13 · 1,298 pupils
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