Dair House School
Dair House School is an independent school in Farnham Royal for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 100 pupils and room for 150.
Bishops Blake, Beaconsfield Road, Farnham Royal, Farnham Royal, SL2 3BY01753 643964dairhouse.co.ukMrs Janine Bull headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Buckinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 100 | 116 | 122 | 113 | 120 | 133 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 35% | 36% | 29% | 29% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldicott School | Independent | 780 m | 254 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Beechwood School | Academy | 870 m | 838 | No overall grade 2025 | 8 | Compare |
| St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School | Church of England | 910 m | 256 | No overall grade 2024 | 10 | Compare |
| Arbour Vale School | Academy | 1000 m | 384 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 470 | Not inspected | 40 | Compare |
| Claycots School | Council | 0.8 miles | 1,605 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School | Council | 0.9 miles | 684 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
| Lynch Hill School Primary Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 832 | Good 2022 | 74 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Dair House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Dair House School yet.
How many pupils does Dair House School have?
100 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 150 places, so it is 67% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bishops Blake, Beaconsfield Road, Farnham Royal, Farnham Royal, SL2 3BY
- Telephone
- 01753 643964
- Website
- www.dairhouse.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janine Bull
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Farnhams & Stoke Poges
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 14 October 1957
- URN
- 110554 · LAESTAB 8256014 · UKPRN 10078224
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.