Dorset House School

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Dorset House School
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View in the school grounds
Address
Dorset House School
The Manor

Bury
,
West Sussex
,
RH20 1PB

England
Coordinates 50°54′31″N0°33′19″W / 50.9086°N 0.5552°W / 50.9086; -0.5552
Information
TypeOther Independent School
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1784;241 years ago (1784)
Local authorityWest Sussex County Council
Department for Education URN 126109 Tables
Head teacherMatt Thomas
Gender Coeducational
Age4to 13
Enrolment146
Colour(s)Blue and Gold
Website dorsethouseschool.com

Dorset House School is a co-educational preparatory school near Pulborough in West Sussex, England.

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History

The school was founded in 1784 as Totteridge Park School in Hertfordshire. In 1865 it moved to Hendon and became Brent Bridge House school, and from 1874 to 1886, it move to Elstree and became Hillside School. [1] In 1886 it moved to Littlehampton and became The School House. In 1900 it merged with and became Dorset House School. In 1963/64 it moves to Bury. [2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Donald P. Leinster-Mackay, The rise of the English prep school, Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 1984, ISBN   0-905273-74-5, ISBN   978-0-905273-74-7, 398 pages (note 32, page 33)
  2. ↑ "Our History Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine ", Welcome to Dorset House School, retrieved 19 Sep 2011
  3. ↑ Hadoke, Toby (20 December 2020). "Jeremy Bulloch obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "California killer Elliot Rodger remembered happy English childhood". the Guardian. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2025.


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