"I believe that Sherborne is not just a good school, but a great school.  It offers so much, both to the very talented and to the less talented but hard-working and decent boy.  It stands firm in the defence of many values which other schools have shied away from protecting and is a genuine community wherein people care for each other.  It ought to be open to a wider cross-section of boys than it currently is."
Richard Hodder-Williams, Chairman of Governors

As you can see from the above extract, Sherborne is committed to widening access through the provision of bursaries for boys whose families would not otherwise be able to afford the fees. (Click here to see the full article in the School's magazine, Vivat, 2009/10).  

Having already funded six boys through the School, Sherborne Foundation's work has already formed a very important part of this endeavour, but we are now looking to expand the programme to provide substantial aid for many more boys.  We hope that many Old Shirburnians, parents and friends of the School will help us to achieve our goals.

Click here to make a donation towards Bursaries at Sherborne

A new Sports Coaching Fund

The Foundation is working with the School to fulfil Paul Miles’ (Director of Sport), vision for the development of Sport and to culminate in a "sustainable strategy for success for Sherborne sport”.

Paul’s vision is to deliver a three to five year strategy that promotes:

• An opportunity for boys to find a sport that they can continue into adult life
• A striving for excellence
• A sports programme for the School that follows a continuum
• A sports programme that provides a breadth of experience and an opportunity for all.

The ultimate aim will be to be regarded as the one of the, if not the, top sporting school(s) in the country with all boys achieving the best they can at whatever level in whatever the sport they choose. Sport at Sherborne sits within the parameters of a school environment where boys can undertake high quality academic, musical, theatrical as well as sporting activity for the full duration of a boy's time at the School.

A New Music School for Sherborne Boys
(click here to see the project taking shape)

"Music is an integral part of Sherborne life."
Simon Eliot, Headmaster

Every Shirburnian is taught music as a core subject from the start of his career, and more than 50% of the 570 boys study at least one instrument per week.

"The new Music School is an exciting project which will be a clear statement of the School's commitment to music, and which will ensure that music-making at Sherborne continues to be at the leading edge of independent schools' music in England. For the first time since the 1960s, Sherborne's music will be under one roof and yet the modern sound-proofing will enable proper individual work to be carried out by teachers and pupils alike."
James Henderson, Director of Music and OS, m, 1979-84

The Sherborne School Foundation exists to support the development of Sherborne School, and to support its continuation as a top academic school for boys that promotes the widest opportunity and fulfilment outside the classroom.

It relies for its funding solely on the generosity and commitment of its supporters, comprising Old Shirburnians, Current and Former Parents, and other friends of the School, both individual and corporate.

The policies of the Foundation are formulated by its Trustees acting on behalf of the charity's supporters. All Trustees are substantial supporters of the Foundation in their own right.

The Sherborne School Foundation is a Registered Charity (Charity No. 1073522) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (Reg. Co. No. 3686309)