Dorset House School Explained

Dorset House School
Coordinates:50.9086°N -0.5552°W
Type:Other Independent School
Religious Affiliation:Church of England
Head:Matt Thomas
Address:The Manor
City:Bury
County:West Sussex
Country:England
Postcode:RH20 1PB
Local Authority:West Sussex County Council
Urn:126109
Enrolment:146
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:13
Colours:Blue and Gold
Website:dorsethouseschool.com

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

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, and in 1905, it merged with and became Dorset House School.[2]

Notable alumni

Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020), actor known for portraying Boba Fett in the Star Wars franchise

Elliot Rodger (1991-2014), mass murderer responsible for the 2014 Isla Vista killings

External links

Notes and References

  1. Donald P. Leinster-Mackay, The rise of the English prep school, Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 1984,,, 398 pages (note 32, page 33)
  2. "Our History ", Welcome to Dorset House School, retrieved 19 Sep 2011