Sherborne Preparatory School

Sherborne Preparatory School is a non-selective coeducational preparatory school in the town of Sherborne, Dorset in southern England. It is not officially affiliated with Sherborne School, located just down the street, although they once shared the same campus and many boys transfer to the school after finishing at the prep school. Pupils generally go on to other independent schools around the county, mainly the nearby Sherborne School and Sherborne Girls as well as other schools in South West England. HistorySherborne Prep was founded in 1858 by Reverend A C Clapin, who was a housemaster at Sherborne School. The Headmaster Hugo Harper had asked him to establish a junior house at the school to educate younger boys. The school outgrew its premises over the next few decades. In 1885, it moved out to its own premises and became a fully independent preparatory school. It became coeducational during the 1970s, following a trend set by many previously single-sex independent schools. Until 1998, it was privately run before being turned over to a charitable trust. The school is renowned for encouraging happy, enthusiastic and independent children and has an excellent reputation for preparing them very well for senior school. Approximately half the leavers go on to Sherborne School and Sherborne Girls, and the prep school has very close ties with the senior schools. Other children go on toa very wide range of senior schools, including Eton, Winchester, Cheltenham Ladies, Radley, Malborough, Bryanston, Canford.

Sherborne Preparatory School is a non-selective coeducational preparatory school in the town of Sherborne, Dorset in southern England. It is not officially affiliated with Sherborne School, located just down the street, although they once shared the same campus and many boys transfer to the school after finishing at the prep school. Pupils generally go on to other independent schools around the county, mainly the nearby Sherborne School and Sherborne Girls as well as other schools in South West England. HistorySherborne Prep was founded in 1858 by Reverend A C Clapin, who was a housemaster at Sherborne School. The Headmaster Hugo Harper had asked him to establish a junior house at the school to educate younger boys. The school outgrew its premises over the next few decades. In 1885, it moved out to its own premises and became a fully independent preparatory school. It became coeducational during the 1970s, following a trend set by many previously single-sex independent schools. Until 1998, it was privately run before being turned over to a charitable trust. The school is renowned for encouraging happy, enthusiastic and independent children and has an excellent reputation for preparing them very well for senior school. Approximately half the leavers go on to Sherborne School and Sherborne Girls, and the prep school has very close ties with the senior schools. Other children go on toa very wide range of senior schools, including Eton, Winchester, Cheltenham Ladies, Radley, Malborough, Bryanston, Canford.