[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.

The boarding house underwent a £3 million refurbishment and expansion in 2012 and now has over one hundred students from around the world.

Shaftesbury School offers GCSEs, and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

Shaftesbury School's sixth form provision has links to Sturminster Newton High School in Sturminster Newton, and students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs on two sites.

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