The Manor, Church Lane, Bury, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 1PB
10 simple reasons to choose Dorset House School
Independent prep school in Bury, Pulborough.
For pupils aged 4 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 30% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 5.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Dorset House School fees range from £3,105 (Rec) to £6,315 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Dorset House School
Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the best independent prep schools in Pulborough and one of the 3 best primary schools for 7 miles.
On average, 16.9 pupils per class and 7.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Year 8 Dorset House School leavers are one of 20, typically Sussex and Hampshire, day and boarding schools.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin, Greek. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, drama and sport throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School enhances the curriculum with educational trips, visitors and residentials for the senior pupils. Forest School for the youngest pupils.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and orchestra. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Facility for occasional boarding. Minibus service.
Find another school near Dorset House School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Slindon College, Primary (5.3 miles); Seaford Prep (6.1 miles); Great Ballard School (8.5 miles). Boarding: Seaford Prep (6.1 miles); Great Ballard School (8.5 miles); Westbourne House School (12 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Slindon College (5.3 miles); Seaford College (6.1 miles); Our Lady of Sion School (15 miles). Boarding: Slindon College (5.3 miles); Seaford College (6.1 miles); Lancing College (16.7 miles).
State Senior Schools
The St Philip Howard Catholic High School (7.9 miles); Weald School, the (9.7 miles); Steyning Grammar School (12.8 miles).