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“Students appreciate that leaders want them to succeed academically and ‘experience life in its fullness’”

Ofsted 2023

“Pupils take part in many opportunities to nurture their talents, interests and abilities.”

Ofsted 2023

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“A deeply embedded and transformative Christian vision holistically infuses the life of the school. Pupils readily speak of themselves as a 10:10 community referring to the basis of the vision.”

SIAMS 2022

“Our mission, rooted in our Church foundations is to be a '10:10' school, where students and staff experience life in all its fullness.”

(John 10:10)

“Pupils follow a broad and ambitious curriculum. Teaching supports pupils to gain the
knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the future”

Ofsted 2023

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Christmas Newsletter out now!

Our end of term newsletter is out now, packed with stories including our performance of Sister Act! Read about Sister Act and more by clicking the picture below.

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Sustainable Careers Fair 13th December

On Wednesday we have an amazing range of universities and businesses at the Gryphon school for our Sustainable Careers Fair. Students, parents, guardians, and members of the community are welcome to visit...

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Sister Act – “Magnificent and memorable!”

Magnificent and memorable! Sister Act was a privilege to watch and humbling to subsequently receive such overwhelmingly positive reviews from audience members about the massive success of the show. A stunning production,...

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Gryphon Podcast now live!

The first episode of The Gryphon School Podcast: The Group Chat is now live! Created by a group of Year 12 students alongside Miss Green, this episode focuses on the transition to...

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The Arbor Parent Portal is now live!

We are pleased to announce that our Arbor Parent Portal and Arbor Parent App are now available for Parents and Guardians to access. We would like to thank parents for their patience...

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George features in The Sherborne Times

We are delighted to see Sixth Former George appear in the November edition of The Sherborne Times, talking about his internship at the Bank of England this summer. Read the full article...

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Sixth Form Opening Evening – 1st November

Our Sixth Form Open Evening is fast approaching!  The evening takes place on 1st November at 5:30pm.  Come and visit us to see all we have to offer and ask all the...

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Gryphon School Prize Giving

We were delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of last year’s Year 11 and 13 students at our annual Prize Giving ceremony in Sherborne Abbey. A huge range of achievements were recognised...

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Open Evening for Year 7 entry in Sept 2024

Join us for our Open Evening on Tuesday 3rd October.

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Gryphon School excels in Ofsted report

The Gryphon School has been praised by Ofsted for our curriculum, high expectations and extra-curricular opportunities in our latest inspection report. We have retained our ‘Good’ rating following the inspection at the...

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Gryphon students celebrate excellent GCSE results!

Gryphon School students are celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results today. Acting Headteacher Jim Gower said, “I am so very proud of each and every Year 11 Gryphon student. Our students...

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Jim Gower, Acting Headteacher

We are very proud of our school which attracts students from around North and West Dorset as well as South Somerset. The School became an academy on 1 August 2012. We are a Church of England School, but as the secondary school for all children, our religious character is highly inclusive, embracing those of all faiths and of no faith.

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