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

Dorset House School
View in the school grounds
View in the school grounds
Address
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The Manor

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RH20 1PB

England
Coordinates50°54′31″N 0°33′19″W / 50.9086°N 0.5552°W / 50.9086; -0.5552
Information
TypeOther Independent School
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1784; 240 years ago (1784)
Local authorityWest Sussex County Council
Department for Education URN126109 Tables
Head teacherMatt Thomas
GenderCoeducational
Age4 to 13
Enrolment146
Colour(s)Blue and Gold
Websitedorsethouseschool.com

History

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ Donald P. Leinster-Mackay, The rise of the English prep school, Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 1984, ISBN 0-905273-74-5, ISBN 978-0-905273-74-7, 398 pages (note 32, page 33)
  2. ^ "Our History Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Welcome to Dorset House School, retrieved 19 Sep 2011
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