Sherborne School For Girls
- Sherborne School For Girls
Infobox Secondary school
name = Sherborne Girls
motto =
type = independent and boarding
city = Sherborne
country =England
established = 1899
founder = Mr. and Mrs. Kenelm Wingfield Digby
head_label =
head =
faculty =
students = 360
grades =
website = [http://www.sherborne.com Sherborne Girls]
Sherborne Girls is an independent day and boarding school for girls located in Sherborne northwest of Dorset. The school was founded in 1899 by Mr. and Mrs. Kenelm Wingfield Digby. There are currently 389 pupils with over 90% living on campus, residing in the seven boarding houses.
The campus includes a sports centre, newly opened in 2007, which includes a 25m six lane swimming pool and a fully equipped fitness suite. Sherborne Girls also has squash courts, badminton courts, 27 tennis courts, a floodlit Astro Turf hockey pitch, climbing wall, grass pitches and dance studio.
Notable Alumnae
*Rosa Beddington
*Benjamina Bradish-Ellames
*Nina Coltart
* Emma Kirkby
*Santa Montefiore
*Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
*Princess Sumaya bint Al Hassan
*Princess Rahma bint Al Hassan
*Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Houses
There are 7 boarding houses on campus: Aldhelmsted East (AE)Kenelm (K)Dunholme (DH)Aldhelmsted West (AW)(L4th and U4th ages 11-13)Wingfield-Digby (WD) (formerly Aylmar (A) and Wingfield (W))Mulliner (M) (U6th) Reader Harris (RH) (formerly Eahlstan (E) and Thurstan (T))
Each house has its own distinct colour:
AE-Purple K-Navy Blue DH-Pale Blue AW-Pink WD-Yellow (previously W-Yellow and A-Red) RH-Green (previously E-Green and T-Orange)
External links
* [http://www.sherborne.com Sherborne School for Girls Homepage]
* [http://www.yateleymanor.com/parents/senior_schools/sherbornegirls.htm Yateley Manor School Review]
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