Dorset House School
Dorset House School
Dorset House School
Dorset House School
Dorset House School Pulborough, West Sussex Visit
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Dorset House School
Pulborough
127 pupils, ages 4-13
Mixed
Day and Boarding
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Dorset House School

Childhood isn’t just protected at this West Sussex prep, it’s positively championed. The scenes here are achingly idyllic: children racing gleefully around the 20-acre grounds, scuttling into the woods (usually with a school dog or two in tow) and larking about on rope swings, with a 12th-century manor house and awe-inspiring Tudor barn at the centre. But for all its history, Dorset House is far from stuck in the past. Academically, it has shed unnecessary pressure in favour of a future-ready curriculum that prepares pupils with enviable maturity for their senior schools. It&...
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Year 8 Shakespeare at Dorset House
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Cross country running at Dorset House
children with marshmallows on sticks
Fencing at Dorset House

School Updates

  • New Head Appointed for Dorset House Prep School

    Dorset House, part of the Lancing College family of schools is pleased to announce the appointment of its new head Sarah Sutherland-Booth from January 2026.
    New Head Appointed for Dorset House Prep School
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  • See Dorset House School in our Town & Country Prep Schools Guide

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Dorset House School is
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Bury Manor Pre-School at Dorset House
Bury Manor Pre-School at Dorset House Pulborough

Lancing College
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Address
The Manor, Church Lane, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 1PB

Contact
info@dorsethouseschool.com
01798 831456

Website
dorsethouseschool.com

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