Sherborne School is an English independent boarding school for boys, located in the parish of Sherborne Abbey, located in the town of Sherborne in Dorset. The school has remained in the same location for over 1,300 years. It was founded in 705 AD by Aldhelm and, following the dissolution of the monasteries, re-founded in 1550 by King Edward VI, making it one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. Sherborne was one of the founder member public schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference in 1869, and is a member of the Eton Group.