News From Our Schools
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Hanford Prep in Tatler Schools Guide 2026
Thank you to Tori Cadogan, Editor, and the Tatler Schools team for their fabulous review of Hanford Prep and letting us have some fun with their beautiful cover picture.
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Pupils Win Countryside Regeneration Trust Competition
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Girls Go Gold
The Girls Go Gold Conference, held at Sherborne Girls on Thursday, 19 September, was an extraordinary experience. Focused on women in sport, the day was filled with inspiration, empowerment, and opportunity.
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Sherborne Schools shortlisted
Three schools from the Sherborne Schools Group have been shortlisted in the Independent Schools of the Year 2024 Awards.
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Hold Fast
In this month’s Sherborne Times Hanford’s Head, Hilary Phillips, discusses the importance of change but still ensuring Hanford stays true to our core ethos.
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Praise for Hanford's Co-Curricular Offer
We are delighted to be featured in School House Magazine's excellent article 'More To Explore' about co-curricular activities at prep schools and how this helps pupils build resilience, develop their confidence and engage with the wider world.
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Saddle Up!
The stables staff at Hanford are looking a little bleary eyed at the moment.
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Left to Our Own Devices
January is over. Our resolutions have become new habits or faint memories.
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Well-Read
I love reading and always take lots of books on holiday with me, generally sourced from a charity shop.
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Slow Cooking
It was a large removals lorry and I still have boxes to unpack. If I am to be brutally honest with myself, some of those boxes are from the last move.
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Sherborne’s Upper Sixth Form celebrate
We are delighted for our Upper Sixth Form leavers who have achieved an outstanding set of public examination results.
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Cricketers learn from the best
It may be cold and dark outside but our cricketers are already hard at work ahead of the new season. Alongside the fiercely contested inter-house competition, squad sessions are up and running for all age groups as the boys look to develop their skills.
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Hands on Hanford
The school holidays are nearly upon us and teachers everywhere are heaving a sigh of relief and looking forward to six to eight weeks of blissful holiday.
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Sixth Form pupils achieve their Gold DofE
Last Friday, many of our Sixth Formers and OS along with Sherborne Girls came together at Buckingham Palace to celebrate completing their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at the Gold Award Celebration.
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Leavers’ Camping Trip – Into the Wild!
Common Entrance is finished and our Year 8’s have been celebrating the end of exams with a wonderful start to their Leavers’ Programme.  -
Old Shirburnian and renowned art dealer
On Friday 14th June, the History of Art club hosted Rupert Maas for a special talk.
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Art Teacher Featured
We are delighted to share an article written by our History of Art Teacher, Miroslav Pomichal that has been published in the Summer edition of Boarding Schools' Association Magazine.
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Sherborne School reviewed by The Good Schools Guide
We're delighted to share that Sherborne School is featured in The Good Schools Guide - the UK's number one school guide, helping parents in every aspect of choosing the best education for their children.
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Prepping for the Future
There is an episode of The Simpsons in which Bart’s teacher sends a letter home complaining that Bart has not done his homework.
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Prestigious Pooley Sword gifted to Sherborne
Towards the end of last term, pupils from the Sherborne Combined Cadet Force (CCF) were presented with the magnificent Sherborne CCF Sword of Honour by Mr Robert Pooley LVO MBE CSTJ of the renowned Pooley Sword.
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Extremely Impressive GCSE Results 2024
Following last week’s outstanding results, we are delighted to extend equally warm congratulations to our Fifth Form who have achieved an extremely impressive set of GCSEs.
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Sherborne Boys Celebrates A Level Results
Sherborne Boys’ Upper Sixth Form leavers have once again demonstrated their academic calibre, achieving an excellent set of A Level results.
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Sleep Talking
Counting sheep might be a classic remedy for helping you to fall asleep, but recent studies reveal that nearly one-third of adults are still struggling to catch those elusive Z's.
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Extra Curricular – Best of the Best Awards
Hanford is delighted to be nominated as a Top 3 Contender for ‘Best of the Best’ for Extra Curricular by The Week’s Schools Guide 2025.
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The Journey to Victory in the Sir Steuart Pringle Trophy
Competing for the Sir Steuart Pringle Trophy was an incredible experience that tested our courage, teamwork, perseverance and determination.
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A Leaver’s Poem, by Rose
Each year our Year 8/UVIth Leavers write a poem, summing up their time at Hanford. -
New Headmaster Appointment Simon Heard
We're pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Heard as the new Head of Sherborne School from September 2025.
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Traditionally Modern
For many, this is the middle, more or less, of the year, but for those who work in the teaching profession. -
Matilda The Musical - Whole School Production
Parents and guests were treated to two wonderful performances of Hanford’s whole school production of Matilda The Musical at the end of last term.
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Ruth's 125km Challenge for Candlelight Bursaries
What began as a solo endurance challenge by Dr Ruth Sullivan, Head became an inspiring story of resilience, unity and school spirit.
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VE Day Celebrations at Hanford
Girls and staff came together today to celebrate the 80 th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day with a picnic lunch on the lawn.
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Hanford’s Mighty Tetrathlon!
This year’s Hanford Tetrathlon, our equivalent of Sports Day, was held on Saturday 24 May, and was a wonderful day of sporting endeavour, courage and fun!
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Cool to be Kind
We are very pleased at Hanford this month. We have won an award!
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Creativity & Childhood
We have just opened a new Art barn at Hanford. It’s a beautiful conversion of an old building and the activities that go on in there are truly amazing.
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The Play’s the Thing
I imagine that most junior schools throughout the country are busy with the end of term madness.
