Dorset House School

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

Dorset House School
View in the school grounds
Location
The Manor Bury , West Sussex , RH20 1PB England
Coordinates	50.9086°N 0.5552°W / 50.9086; -0.5552
Information
Type	Other Independent School
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1784; 241 years ago (1784)
Local authority	West Sussex County Council
Department for Education URN	126109 Tables
Head teacher	Matt Thomas
Gender	Coeducational
Age	4 to 13
Enrolment	146
Colour(s)	Blue and Gold
Website	dorsethouseschool.com

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

• Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020), actor known for portraying Boba Fett in the Star Wars franchise^[3]
• Elliot Rodger (1991-2014), mass murderer responsible for the 2014 Isla Vista killings^[4]