Three Sherborne schools will come together under a single, unified Sherborne brand in September.
Sherborne Prep, Sherborne Boys, and Sherborne Girls will unite under the new brand, offering an integrated pathway for students aged 3 to 18.
The move will blend co-education and single-sex teaching.
Sherborne Prep will provide a co-educational environment for children up to Year 8.
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From Years 8 to 11, Sherborne Boys and Sherborne Girls will offer single-sex teaching, integrating boys and girls for sports, music, drama, and social activities.
Sixth-form education will increasingly become co-educational, with most lessons and academic enrichment taught together by September 2028.
The schools are also investing in new facilities for innovation, AI, and entrepreneurship.
A building on the estate is being transformed into a space for these activities, promoting hands-on learning.
Two new directors will lead this initiative.
The Director of Digital Innovation will guide the AI and digital literacy curriculum from Prep to 18, with an emphasis on practical experience.
The Director of Enterprise will manage the entrepreneurship programme across all three schools.
This programme will see sixth-form students starting and operating a real company, raising seed capital from an external investor panel, and presenting at an annual pitch day.
In October, the schools will host a conference as part of the Sherborne Turing Project, celebrating 100 years since Alan Turing joined Sherborne as a pupil.
The event will bring together industry, academic, and technology leaders, marking Sherborne as a hub for innovation and AI.
The schools will also implement a character education programme, focusing on resilience, integrity, empathy, curiosity, and service.
These virtues will be explicitly taught, reflected upon, and reported.
Sherborne is home to over 1,200 pupils, more than 900 of whom are full boarders.
With a combined history of 1,500 years, the schools form one of the most established boarding communities in the country.
The unification of Sherborne Prep, Sherborne Boys, and Sherborne Girls will expand their potential to provide a comprehensive education.
The new Sherborne brand aims to carry forward the community spirit, humanity, excellence, and capability that has long been associated with the schools.
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