Sherborne has a better reputation amongst parents as having better facilities and teachers, but as said above it's new and so doesn't have as long a history to create complaining parents. There have been a number of debates about Newton on QL but the consensus is that Sherborne a quality option. I know parents who have had children at both, but, to be honest, the parents with children at Newton have pulled their children out to place them elsewhere--they cited poor management primarily but were not happy with their teachers either. The Sherborne parents remain happy with their choice.
Either way, I would suggest putting your children on the wait lists for places like DESS and Doha College, which are the best British-curriculum schools in the city (but with waiting lists to match). If you plan to be in Doha for a while, its worth the year-long wait to get in. If by that time you've fallen in love with the school your children are in, then nothing is lost.
Sherborne has a better reputation amongst parents as having better facilities and teachers, but as said above it's new and so doesn't have as long a history to create complaining parents. There have been a number of debates about Newton on QL but the consensus is that Sherborne a quality option. I know parents who have had children at both, but, to be honest, the parents with children at Newton have pulled their children out to place them elsewhere--they cited poor management primarily but were not happy with their teachers either. The Sherborne parents remain happy with their choice.
Either way, I would suggest putting your children on the wait lists for places like DESS and Doha College, which are the best British-curriculum schools in the city (but with waiting lists to match). If you plan to be in Doha for a while, its worth the year-long wait to get in. If by that time you've fallen in love with the school your children are in, then nothing is lost.