Multi-academy trust
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
17 schools across 2 local authorities in South West, teaching 5,548 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 17
- Primary
- 13
- Secondary
- 4
- Pupils
- 5,548
- Average Attainment 8
- 43.1
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 52%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 15 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits below the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.25 (interval -0.37 to -0.13). The interval sits entirely below zero, so this looks like a real shortfall rather than noise. Weighted by 545 pupils across 4 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
6 of the trust's 17 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 11 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 6 Good; 11 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Dorchester | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Motcombe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shaftesbury | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Shaftesbury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shaftesbury | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Sherborne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Shaftesbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gillingham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford AbbasAcademy converter | Sherborne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordAcademy converter | Blandford Forum | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Thornford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| King Arthur's SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wincanton | No overall grade | 40.6 | -0.21-0.53 to 0.10 · not a win | |
| Shaftesbury SchoolAcademy converter | Shaftesbury | Good 2023 | 39.1 | -0.50-0.74 to -0.25 | |
| Sturminster Newton High SchoolAcademy converter | Sturminster Newton | Report card 2026 | 46.1 | -0.39-0.66 to -0.12 | |
| The Gryphon SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Good 2023 | 46.7 | -0.06-0.24 to 0.13 · not a win |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.