Previously a voluntary controlled Church of England school administered by the Diocese of Salisbury and Dorset County Council, The school converted to academy status under the Diocese of Salisbury in June 2014. The origins of the school date back to 1718 when the original ‘Blue Coat School’ was founded in Shaftesbury, and the school has offered boarding since 1898. It is one of only thirty-nine state boarding schools in England.
Headteacher: Mrs Donna London-Hill Bsc (Hons) Cert Ed
Telephone Number: 01747 854 498
Telephone Number (when calling from abroad): +44 1747 854 498
URN: 140898
DfE Code: 835/4511
Opened 1 June 2014.
905 pupils between the ages of 11 and 18.
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