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GCSE Science Live!

On Monday, scientists from the U5 were fascinated by talks on a wide range of subjects at the GCSE Science Live! event at Bristol's Ashton Gate Stadium. Particularly inspiring was Professor Jim Al-Khalili, who spoke on the topic of the possibility of time travel, reminding us of the short distance between the fiction of movies... Continue Reading →

Budding Authors

It was wonderful to welcome author, Luke Palmer to Sherborne Girls today to lead a bespoke literary workshop about his writing process to our L5 - providing invaluable tips and advice to our aspiring authors. His debut YA novel 'Grow', published in 2021 was longlisted for the 2022 YOTO Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the 2022... Continue Reading →

Western Storm sign SG Talent

We are delighted to share the wonderful news that Emma P (L6) has been selected to join Western Storm EPP for her extraordinary talent in women’s cricket. This selection means that she now sits amongst some of the most talented youth female sportswomen in the UK and will receive world class training, coaching and match... Continue Reading →

Confirmation

On Saturday 28 January, we had a wonderful celebration in Sherborne Abbey where a group of girls took the brave step of confirming their faith in Jesus Christ and choosing to follow him in their lives. Bishop Karen Gorham gave an inspiring sermon and ‘confirmed’ them by laying hands on them and praying for the... Continue Reading →

Slalom Success

Congratulations to our two ski teams who competed in the British Schoolgirls Races this week in Flaine. We are delighted to announce some incredible results… Lottie was crowned the winner of the U21 Non-Registered Giant Slalom and Non-Registered U21 Combined Slalom. She also placed second in the Non-Registered U21 Slalom and third in both the... Continue Reading →

Leading from the front

Our CCF Heads of Section offer their insights about leadership and what service means to them. Our pupils have made a real mark since joining Sherborne School in the Combined Cadet Force (CCF). This year, all three Section Heads come from our number. We wanted to hear more about their roles, and what belonging to... Continue Reading →

Wildlife Conservation in the Congo Basin

In an exciting start to the new year, the Advanced Science Society were pleased to welcome Mr Nicholas Radford to deliver a lecture on Wildlife Conservation in the Congo Basin. Science and Geography A-Level pupils from Sherborne Girls were joined by Sixth Form pupils from Sherborne School to create a buzzing atmosphere in the Beddington... Continue Reading →

Women in Sport

At age 11, Strength and Conditioning Coach Miss Teasdale, wrote to the BBC to express her disappointment that no women had been nominated for the Sports Personality of the Year Award. Inspired at the time by Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sarah Stevenson and Ellie Simmonds, she felt frustrated that only men had been recognised for their sporting... Continue Reading →

International Friends

We are delighted to announce that for the first time since 2020, we have welcomed our first group of exchange students to Sherborne! This wonderful programme has been running for over ten years, providing pupils with the opportunity to meet international friends, study in a different environment, and explore new cultures.  We are thrilled to... Continue Reading →

Kingdom: Private View

We are delighted to be holding the Private View of Kingdom, an exhibition by artist Miroslav Pomichal in the Wirth Gallery at Sherborne Girls. Pomichal comments; ‘This body of work,created in Sherborne over the past several months, is somewhat of a departure for me. I have worked with the topic of medieval ruins for years... Continue Reading →

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