Best Private Schools in Dorset
Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Overview

Dorset has 11 private schools which take pupils of high school age, some of which also have primary and nursery schools as well. Nearly all the schools offer both day and boarding places, with a few offering boarding-only places.

Where Schools are Located

The majority of Dorset’s independent schools are located in and around Bournemouth and Broadstone. However there are small clusters of schools near Blandford Forum and Sherborne too.

Day and Boarding Fees

All fees shown are annual and are inclusive of VAT.

From To Averaging
Day Places £18,685 £38,991 £29,995
Boarding Places £33,795 £59,745 £44,818

School Genders in Dorset

Most of the private schools in Dorset are co-educational, however, there are also four girls-only schools and one boys-only school (Sherborne School).

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Schools in Dorset

There are 11 private schools in Dorset.

1. Canford School

Location Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
GCSE A*/A:
73%

2. Sherborne School for Girls

Location Sherborne, DT9 3QN
GCSE A*/A:
64%

3. Sherborne School

Location Sherborne, DT9 3AP
GCSE A*/A:
48%

4. Talbot Heath School

Location Rothesay Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9NJ
GCSE A*/A:
45%

5. Leweston School

Location Leweston, Sherborne, DT9 6EN
GCSE A*/A:
44%

6. Bryanston School

Location Blandford, Dorset, DT11 0PX
GCSE A*/A:
43%

7. Bournemouth Collegiate School

Location College Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 2DY
GCSE A*/A:
33%

8. Clayesmore School

Location Iwerne Minster, Blandford, DT11 8LL
GCSE A*/A:
30%

9. Kings Bournemouth

Location Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6LD
GCSE A*/A:
N/A

10. Milton Abbey School

Location Milton Abbas, Blandford Forum, DT11 0BZ
GCSE A*/A:
N/A

11. Sherborne International

Location Newell Grange, Sherborne, DT9 4EZ
GCSE A*/A:
N/A