| Established | 1784 |
|---|---|
| Type | Other Independent School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Location | The Manor Bury Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1PB England |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| DfE URN | 126109 |
| Students | 135 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–14 |
| Website | www.dorsethouse.w-sussex.sch.uk |
Dorset House School is a co-educational preparatory school near Pulborough in West Sussex, England. There are 135 pupils, made up of 118 boys and 17 girls, whose ages range from 2yrs to 13yrs. This school is a feeder to all the major public schools in the South-East of England, including RGS Guildford, Lancing, Hurstpierpoint, Worth, Radley, Tonbridge, the prestigious Harrow and Christ's Hospital.
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]