Dorset House Prep School, West Sussex

WELCOME TO Dorset House School
PART OF THE LANCING COLLEGE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS

Welcome

At Dorset House, we aim to provide a magical prep school experience for our pupils in an environment where children are engaged, enthused and inspired.  We are often described as a greenhouse not a hot house and we find that pupils grow in confidence in our high challenge/low threat atmosphere.

Our committed and talented staff foster close links between home and school and we know every child well, meaning that we are aware of any successes achieved or issues they are facing.

Our optional flexi and weekly boarding for our Prep children, promote independence.

Happy, confident – not arrogant young people, who can relate to and communicate with others – Dorset House children often win awards and scholarships to senior schools and regularly going on to hold positions of responsibility.

Prospective parents often comment on the warmth of this school and if that is something which is important to your family, please call to make an appointment to visit us.  We look forward to meeting you.

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We have been blown away by the warmth, devotion and dedication of your staff and you have all given our daughter the best possible start.

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You are providing a wholesome and nurturing education that a lot of schools say they provide but the reality is not everyone can do it as well.

Parent

It’s Local, it’s outstanding in its facilities and teaching, it’s beautiful, and small enough to care…

…..the kids absolutely love the place and you get the feeling that the staff love working there. That’s golden.

The core values of DH are what most people want for their child. It’s a kind and gentle place…it encourages and nurtures, and your child is a valued member of the whole school

Everybody gets a go….and Art, Drama and music are given tremendous focus…

Parents reckon this is a school that really does empower

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Wednesdays and Thursdays are match days and we wish all our prep teams luck today as they play @westbournehouseschool , @the_prebendal_school, @lancingprep.worthing and @lancingprep.hove .
Tomorrow, it is the turn of our Year 3 and 4 pupils who had a great start to their hockey and football seasons at Lancing Prep Worthing last week. For the Year 3s it was their first match. We were very impressed by how they listened, played and displayed great DH spirit! 
They played lots of small sided games where lots of goals were scored!

Meanwhile, the 1st football team enjoyed a wet afternoon at @lancing_college, winning their matches against @cottesmore.school , Lancing Prep at Worthing and Lancing prep at Hove.
Following their trip to Normandy and the D-Day beaches, Years 7 & 8 visited the @theddaystory_portsmouth. Here, they were able to tour one of the original LCTs (landing craft tanks) used in Operation Overlord, follow the story of the invasion using many of the inter-active displays in the museum and view the astounding Overlord Embroidery - an 83-metre stitched account of the events of 6th June 1944.
We love to hear news of our alumni and we know that many of our old girls and boys were thrilled with their results at both GCSE and A level over the summer.
We just wanted to share an update we received this morning from @brightoncollegeuk .
Head Master, Steve Marshall-Taylor acknowledged the fact that it was DH staff, `that laid the groundwork for all they (the pupils) have gone on to do at Brighton.'
Well done to these young people for their stellar results and to all our ex-pupils who have done so well at their senior schools.
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26.09.2025 9:30am

Our next Open Morning will be in September 2025...

...but visitors are always welcome. Please call the school to arrange an appointment (01798 831456)

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The Summer Concert is in full swing…

Yr6 being put through their paces with some challenging problem solving tasks…

Fire pit and marshmallows to end the day…