Sherborne Qatar
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{{Infobox school
| name = Sherborne School
| established = 2009
| head = Mary Robertson-Barnett
| city = Doha
| country = Qatar
| lower_age = 3
| upper_age = 18
| houses = {{color box|Red}} Ahmed
{{color box|Yellow}} Copeland
{{color box|Green}} Moza
{{color box|Purple}} Cutler
{{color box|blue}} Hamad
{{color box|Orange}} Cook
| website = https://sherborneqatar.org/
}}
Sherborne Qatar consists of four English-speaking schools operated in Qatar by the UK-based Sherborne International. The four schools are Sherborne School (Mall of Qatar) for pupils aged 3 to 18, Sherborne Qatar Preparatory School (Bani Hajer) , for pupils aged 3 to 11, and Sherborne Qatar School for Boys (Al-Rayyan) for pupils aged 3 to 11 and Sherborne Qatar School for Girls (Al-Ebb) for pupils aged 3 to 18. Inside of the Bani Hajer site includes a separate Special Educational Needs school, Sherborne Qetaf, for students aged 3 to 11.
Sherborne Qatar has been incorporated in the Ministry of Education's educational reform program, the 'Outstanding Schools Program'.{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov.qa/En/SECInstitutes/EducationInstitute/Offices/Pages/OutstandingSchools.aspx|title=Outstanding Schools|publisher=Supreme Education Council of Qatar|accessdate=25 June 2015}} The school has been described as a "a good school with significant outstanding features, providing a high quality of education for all of its pupils and fully meets the standards" in British School Overseas inspection report.{{Cite web |date=May 2017 |title=Inspection Report Sherborne School Qatar |url=https://www.sherborneqatar.org/userfiles/ssqmvc/documents/bso-report-senior-school-qatar.pdf |access-date=6 June 2019 |website=Penta International}}
The school is based on the original in Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom.
History
Sherborne was established in Qatar in 2009 at the invitation of the Supreme Education Council.{{cite web|url=http://mail.thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/197156/sherborne-qatar-adds-more-classes|title=Sherborne Qatar adds more classes|publisher=The Peninsula Qatar|date=10 June 2012|accessdate=26 June 2015}} A member of the ruling family, Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Thani, had recommended the school to the council.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6202622/English-schools-abroad-Forever-England.html|title=English schools abroad: Forever England|publisher=The Telegraph|date=18 September 2009|author=Max Davidson|accessdate=26 June 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://farrowpartners.ca/news/123-farrow-partnership-shortlisted-to-design-sherborne-qatar-school|title=Farrow Partnership Shortlisted to Design Sherborne Qatar School|publisher=Farrow|date=28 April 2011|accessdate=26 June 2015}} It was the first Sherborne branch established outside the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.wearerealm.co.uk/brand-realm/portfolio/sherborne-qatar|title=Sherborne Qatar|publisher=We Are Realm|accessdate=26 June 2015}} Colin Niven was the founding principal.
In 2021, Sherborne Senior relocated from its site in Bani Hajer, to a new site by the mall of Qatar in Al Rayyan, Doha. Starting from September 2024, the Sherborne Senior School, rebranded to Sherborne School, will begin to accept students aged 3–18, within the same site, while the Al-Rayyan site, Sherborne Prep, will become a new, boys-only school from 3–18.
As of February 2025, Ms. Mary Roberton-Barnett has resigned.
Memberships
The schools are members of the following organisations:
- QUESS (Qatar Unified English Speaking Schools)
- BSME (British Schools in the Middle East){{cite web |url=http://www.bsme.org.uk/search-for-school/school_details/52.html |title=School Search |website=www.bsme.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823180021/http://www.bsme.org.uk/search-for-school/school_details/52.html |archive-date=2014-08-23}}
- COBIS{{cite web |url=http://www.cobis.org.uk/page.cfm?p=1056&start=1 |title=Council of British International Schools (COBIS): Sherborne Qatar |website=www.cobis.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414185456/http://www.cobis.org.uk/page.cfm?p=1056&start=1 |archive-date=2015-04-14}}
- IAPS