Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury School is a coeducational secondary day school located in Shaftesbury in the English county of Dorset. It is a descendant of the former Shaftesbury High School for Girls and Shaftesbury Grammar School. 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.
History
The origins of the school date back to 1718 when the original Blue Coat School was founded in Shaftesbury, and the school offered boarding from 1898 until 2023. Before its closure, it was one of only thirty-nine state boarding schools in England. The Blue Coat School became the boys' grammar school in 1872.In the July of 2025, teachers at the school went on strike over restructuring plans due to financial mismanagement from their parent academy trust SAST, and the sacking of a senior member of staff.