Shaftesbury School

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Shaftesbury School
1915 Shaftesbury-Boys-Grammar-School-built-1878.jpg
in 1915 (Shaftesbury Boys Grammar School was built in 1878)
Location
Shaftesbury School
Salisbury Road

Shaftesbury
,
Dorset
,
SP7 8ER

England
Information
Type Academy
MottoAspiration, Action, Achievement
Religious affiliation Church of England
Established1718;308 years ago (1718)
Department for Education URN 140898 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherDonna London-Hill [1]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18 [1]
Enrolment960 as of February 2021 [1]
Capacity1283 [1]
HousesDuncliffe, Gold, Hambledon, Melbury
Colours  Green
  Blue
  Red
  Yellow
Website www.shaftesburyschool.co.uk

Shaftesbury School is a coeducational secondary day school located in Shaftesbury in the English county of Dorset. [2] It is a descendant of the former Shaftesbury High School for Girls and Shaftesbury Grammar School. [3] [4] Previously a voluntary controlled Church of England school administered by the Diocese of Salisbury and Dorset County Council, [5] the school converted to academy status under the Diocese of Salisbury in June 2014.

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History

The origins of the school date back to 1718 when the original Blue Coat School was founded in Shaftesbury, [3] and the school offered boarding from 1898 until 2023. Before its closure, it was one of only thirty-nine state boarding schools in England. [6] The Blue Coat School became the boys' grammar school in 1872. [7]

In the July of 2025, teachers at the school went on strike over restructuring plans due to financial mismanagement from their parent academy trust SAST, and the sacking of a senior member of staff. [8]

Teachers from Shaftesbury School in the picket line during industrial action in 2025 Teachers on strike in Shaftesbury, 2025.jpg
Teachers from Shaftesbury School in the picket line during industrial action in 2025

Curriculum

Shaftesbury School offers GCSEs, and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Shaftesbury School's sixth form provision has links to Sturminster Newton High School in Sturminster Newton, and students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs on two sites. [9]

Alumni

Annie Stainer (1965-2025) became a performance artist who created work in several countries. [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Shaftesbury School". Get information about schools. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Home". Shaftesbury School. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "The Shaftesbury Foundation". Shaftesbury School. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Guttridge, Roger (2018). Shaftesbury Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 74. ISBN   978-1-4456-6450-7 . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Christian Ethos". Shaftesbury School. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Update: Boarding at Shaftesbury School". Sherborne Area Schools' Trust. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Sydenham, Laura (1959). Shaftesbury and its Abbey. Oakwood Press. p. 93. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Staff at a Dorset school strike over restructuring plans for two schools". www.bbc.com. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "About the Sixth Form". Shaftesbury School. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Grassi, Nathan Peter (4 July 2025). "Annie Stainer obituary". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 15 January 2026.

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