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Shaftesbury School is a coeducational secondary day school located in Shaftesbury in the English county of Dorset. [2]Previously a voluntary controlled Church of England school administered by the Diocese of Salisbury and Dorset County Council, [3] The school converted to academy status under the Diocese of Salisbury in June 2014.
Schools in Dorset, England include state schools under the local education authorities, most of which operate a two-tier comprehensive system whereby pupils attend a primary school before completing their education at secondary school. [1]
St Mary's School was a private Roman Catholic day and boarding school for girls, founded in 1945 in a rural setting near Shaftesbury, England. The school had a sixth form and was a member of the Girls' Schools Association. After operating at a loss for some time, the school closed in July 2020.
The school was built in 1862, and designed by Christopher Crabb Creeke. [1] In 1962, the schools centenary, the school saw a large expansion. The expanded building was officially opened by local Member of Parliament John Eden in March 1967. [2] The school became a Grade II listed building in 1972. [3] [4]
Bryanston was founded in 1928 by a young schoolmaster from Australia named J. G. Jeffreys.He gained financial support for the school during a period of severe economic instability with financial backing from Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury; he paid £35,000 for the Bryanston House and its 450 acres (1.8 km 2) of immediate grounds.
Sturminster Newton High School offers GCSEs, BTECs and the CiDA as programmes of study for pupils. Sturminster Newton High Schools sixth form provision is offered in conjunction with Shaftesbury School in Shaftesbury, and students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.
In September 1943 Port Regis was evacuated to a wing of Bryanston School in Blandford. [3] After a brief stay at the Earl of Verulam's home at Gorhambury, the School moved in 1947 to Motcombe Park, one mile (1.6 km) from Shaftesbury in Dorset, where it has been ever since. In 1972 the freehold of the property was acquired.
Child Okeford has a village hall, [12] community centre, [13] playing field (including a football pitch and cricket pitch), [14] doctor's surgery, [15] post office and general store, [16] Church of England primary school, [17] and a nursery or educational support centre for children age 0–11 years.