The Gryphon School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Church of England
Address Bristol Road
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 4EQ
Phone 01935813122
Reference Number 138471

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1555
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49%
Girls: 51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 111 128 239
8 127 115 242
9 122 122 244
10 126 113 239
11 119 115 234
12 88 107 195
13 69 93 162

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.5%
White, Other 5.4%
Indian 3.5%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.2%
White & Asian 1.1%
African 1.1%
Asian, Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 44.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 62.4% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.05 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.19 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 13.2% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 47 1
Third Preference 35 1
From another Local Authority 174 70

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Sherborne Primary School
Harbour Way, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4AJ
0.27 miles
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
Lenthay Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6AQ
1.5 miles
Milborne Port Primary School
North Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5EP
2.48 miles
Trent Young's CofE Primary School
Trent, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4SW
2.98 miles
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School
Charlton Horethorne, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4NL
3.57 miles
Thornford CofE Primary School
Boot Lane, Thornford, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6QY
3.58 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas
Mill Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6RH
3.97 miles
Primrose Lane Primary School
Cunningham Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5FH
3.98 miles
Birchfield Community Primary School
Birchfield Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5RL
4.41 miles
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Giles Lane, Bishops Caundle, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5NQ
4.57 miles
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
St. Michaels Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4LD
4.63 miles
St. Michael's Academy
Grass Royal, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4JW
4.71 miles
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery
Eastland Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4ET
4.89 miles
Countess Gytha Primary School
West Camel Road, Queen Camel, Yeovil, BA22 7FF
4.9 miles
Name Distance
Sherborne School
Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP
0.82 miles
Sherborne Preparatory School
39 Acreman Street, Sherborne, DT9 3NY
0.83 miles
Sherborne School for Girls
Bradford Road, Sherborne, DT9 3QN
0.92 miles
Leweston School
3.41 miles
Fiveways Special School
Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ
4.37 miles
Fairmead School
Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NZ
4.73 miles
Buckler's Mead School
1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NH
4.74 miles
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