The Manor, Church Lane, Bury, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 1PB
10 simple reasons to choose Dorset House School
Independent prep school.
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 4.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £3,000 (Rec) to £6,160 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Dorset House School
Schoolsmith Score®; 86.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 7 mile radius.
On average, 16.9 pupils per class and 7.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
80% of pupils go on to a wide range of selective day and boarding schools.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, drama and sport throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin, Greek. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 2 choirs and orchestra. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 10% of prep schools.
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).