Leweston School

Sherborne, DT9 6EN

Senior school in Sherborne.

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Age range
2–19
Co-ed status
Mixed
Number of students
576
Day / boarding
Day & boarding
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Average fees
Day £18,456 · Boarding £34,452 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
Yes

Fee profile

Pre-Reception —
Reception £10,755
Year 1 £10,755
Year 2 £10,755
Year 3 £13,188
Year 4 £13,188
Year 5 £14,976
Year 6 £17,862
Year 7 £22,833
Year 8 £22,833
Year 9 £24,465
Year 10 £24,465
Year 11 £24,465
Year 12 £23,919
Year 13 £23,919

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

A-level results

% A*–A36%
% A*–B56%
Subjects20

Results shown for 2025.

Subject popularity

By percentage of all A-level exams taken.

Biology15%
Psychology15%
Art14%
Geography13%
Mathematics9%

Admissions

Leweston's admissions process is built around enquiry, visits and judging long-term fit across an all-through day-and-boarding model. Because the school spans the prep years to sixth form, the key question for families is often whether they want continuity within Leweston's culture as much as whether they want a place in one particular year.

How the school describes itself

  • Leweston is ambitious, caring and focused on the whole person.
  • Its own language stresses confidence, independence, future readiness and an education that draws together academic endeavour, character and a wider life beyond the classroom.
  • The tone is thoughtful, supportive and quietly aspirational.

Parents like

  • A good fit for families who want continuity, visible pastoral care and a school that feels values-led without being narrow.
  • The draw is the combination of boarding options, all-through stability and a sense that students are encouraged to grow in confidence and independence over time.
  • It may especially appeal to parents looking for a less strident alternative to some larger senior boarding schools.

Inspection snapshot

Leweston's formal public inspection picture currently rests on its September 2022 ISI inspection and a material-change inspection from April 2023. That is recent enough to give families a useful benchmark, especially alongside the school's consistent public emphasis on individual growth and strong pastoral culture.

Leweston School

Senior school in Sherborne.

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How the school describes itself

  • Leweston is ambitious, caring and focused on the whole person.
  • Its own language stresses confidence, independence, future readiness and an education that draws together academic endeavour, character and a wider life beyond the classroom.
  • The tone is thoughtful, supportive and quietly aspirational.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Reception£10,755
Year 1£10,755
Year 2£10,755
Year 3£13,188
Year 4£13,188
Year 5£14,976
Year 6£17,862
Year 7£22,833
Year 8£22,833
Year 9£24,465
Year 10£24,465
Year 11£24,465
Year 12£23,919
Year 13£23,919
Year 4£25,338
Year 5£25,338
Year 6£25,338
Year 7£31,992
Year 8£31,992
Year 9£35,421
Year 10£35,421
Year 11£35,421
Year 12£35,421
Year 13£35,421
Year 4£30,648
Year 5£30,648
Year 6£30,648
Year 7£37,080
Year 8£37,080
Year 9£41,166
Year 10£41,166
Year 11£41,166
Year 12£41,166
Year 13£41,166

A-level results

% A*–A36%
% A*–B56%
Different A-level subjects20

Results shown for 2025.

Popular subjects

By percentage of all A-level exams taken.

Biology15%
Psychology15%
Art14%
Geography13%
Mathematics9%

Parents like

  • A good fit for families who want continuity, visible pastoral care and a school that feels values-led without being narrow.
  • The draw is the combination of boarding options, all-through stability and a sense that students are encouraged to grow in confidence and independence over time.
  • It may especially appeal to parents looking for a less strident alternative to some larger senior boarding schools.

Admissions

Leweston's admissions process is built around enquiry, visits and judging long-term fit across an all-through day-and-boarding model. Because the school spans the prep years to sixth form, the key question for families is often whether they want continuity within Leweston's culture as much as whether they want a place in one particular year.

Scholarships

Leweston offers a clear scholarships-and-bursaries framework at the senior end. Scholarships are honorary and non-means-tested, while bursaries can be layered on where appropriate, so financial support is available but within a school that puts equal weight on fit, participation and long-term development.

Bursaries

Leweston publishes means-tested financial support and says bursaries can help families who would otherwise struggle to meet the fees. The school also notes that scholarships can be combined with bursary support.

  • Families should confirm the relevant point of entry directly with admissions.
  • A means-tested bursary route is published, but no standard remission cap is published.
  • Families should use the school’s bursary route and expect a means-tested financial assessment.

Inspection snapshot

Leweston's formal public inspection picture currently rests on its September 2022 ISI inspection and a material-change inspection from April 2023. That is recent enough to give families a useful benchmark, especially alongside the school's consistent public emphasis on individual growth and strong pastoral culture.

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