WELCOME TO Dorset House School
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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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Good luck to our Dorset House Equestrian Team competing at Beech Farm today! 🐎
The team heads into today’s NSEA event following some fantastic results at the NSEA National Championships at Hickstead.
In the 70cm Grassroots Final, Archie finished an impressive fourth individually.
Iyla jumped a beautiful double clear in the 40cm Final.
Archie also competed in the Hurst National Championships at Hickstead, jumping a superb double clear in the qualifier to secure his place in the Junior Competition Final in the famous Hickstead Main Arena. It was a great honour to represent Dorset House in such an iconic arena, and Archie did so in style, producing another double clear in the final. A dream come true for him to compete there.
A huge well done to Archie and Iyla on these fantastic achievements. Competing at national level is a wonderful accomplishment and a great source of pride for Dorset House. Their hard work, enthusiasm and dedication have certainly been rewarded.
Good luck to everyone competing today!
We’d also love to welcome more riders to the Dorset House Equestrian Team. If you’re interested in getting involved, please get in touch with the school 🐎
We have some very exciting news to share from Dorset House!
From January 2027, The Nursery School Company will become the new provider of our on-site Pre-School, marking an exciting new chapter for early years at DH.
The new provision will bring significant investment into the setting, including the refurbishment of the classroom and outdoor play areas, further enhancements to our Forest School environment, extended opening hours from 8am–6pm and an all-inclusive approach including meals, snacks, enrichment activities and Forest School experiences.
We can’t wait to begin this next chapter with @thenurseryschoolcompany , a family-run organisation whose approach to early years education fits so naturally with our own.
The team will be joining us at our ‘A Day in the Life of DH’ event on Saturday 26 September, so families will have the chance to meet them and find out more about what’s ahead.
There’s lots more to share over the coming months and we’re so excited to see The Nursery School Dorset House come to life!
For more information, visit the link in our bio: thenurseryschoolcompany.co.uk/dorsethouse
A fabulous evening on Friday at our Headmistress’ Drinks to kick off the Autumn Term.
The rain may have moved us from the Walled Garden into our beautiful Tudor Barn but it certainly didn’t dampen the evening!
It was lovely to welcome our new families and staff, catch up with familiar faces and raise a glass to the year ahead, with Mrs Sutherland-Booth sharing a few words about the exciting year ahead at DH.
A huge thank you, as always, to our fantastic PA for catering and putting on such an absolutely delicious spread.
And there’s plenty to look forward to at DH this year, starting with some very exciting news we’ll be sharing on Monday…
#schoolcommunity #dhfamily #autumnterm #dorsethouseschool #schoolpa
Join us for our next Discovery Morning on Saturday 26th September.
We are always delighted to welcome visitors. To arrange a personal tour with our Headmistress, Mrs Sarah Sutherland-Booth, please click here to complete an enquiry form or call 01798 831456.
