Ramsam House

Charlotte Wingfield Digby (1864-1935): founder of Sherborne School for Girls

In 1899, Charlotte and her husband John Kenelm Wingfield Digby founded Sherborne School for Girls.  The school opened on 20 September 1899 at Ramsam House on Greenhill with just 14 pupils, including five little boys. Charlotte was also a founder and governor of Headington School for Girls in Oxford, a governor of Foster’s and Lord Digby’s Schools in Sherborne, and … Read more

Beatrice Mulliner (1866-1940): first headmistress of Sherborne School for Girls

In 1899, Beatrice Mulliner was appointed the first Headmistress of Sherborne School for Girls, a post she held for thirty years. Beatrice oversaw the growth of the school from 14 pupils when it first opened on 20 September 1899 at Ramsam House to 287 pupils when she left in 1929. From 1929 until her death in 1940, Beatrice … Read more