Dorset House School

Other independent school in Bury, West Sussex, England

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

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, and in 1905, it merged with and became Dorset House School.^[2]

Notable alumni

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

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

External links

• School website
• Dorset House School, isbi.com