The Gryphon School is a secondary school located in Sherborne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/01/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bristol Road, Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Website: http://www.Gryphon.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01935813122
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicki Edwards
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138471

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1495
Number of Pupils: 1553
Number of Boys: 732
Number of Girls: 821

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.02 Confidence interval -0.18 to 0.15
Of the 233 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 221 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:49%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.51
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sherborne Primary School
Harbour Way , DT9 4AJ
3out of 4 478 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
Lenthay Road , DT9 6AQ
3out of 4 2,639 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gryphon School
Bristol Road , DT9 4EQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harbour Vale School
Simons Road , DT9 4DN
- not rated 573 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sherborne International
Newell Grange , DT9 4EZ
- not rated 1,046 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Sherborne School
Abbey Road , DT9 3LF
- not rated 1,434 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Sherborne Preparatory School
39 Acreman Street , Sherborne DT9 3NY
- not rated 1,451 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Sherborne School for Girls
Bradford Road , DT9 3QN
- not rated 1,614 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.