Dorset House School
Dorset House School is an independent school in Pulborough for boys and girls aged 4 to 13. It has 126 pupils and room for 180.
The Manor, Church Lane, Bury, Pulborough, RH20 1PB01798 831456dorsethouseschool.comMrs Sarah Sutherland-Booth 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.
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 West Sussex 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 | 126 | 126 | 133 | 137 | 137 | 146 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 25% | 27% | 41% | 25% | 35% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury CofE Primary School | Church of England | 0.6 miles | 87 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| Amberley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 45 | No overall grade 2024 | 23 | Compare |
| Lodge Hill Residential Centre | Miscellaneous | 1.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham | Church of England | 2.2 miles | 44 | No overall grade 2025 | 3 | Compare |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3.6 miles | 209 | Good 2021 | – | Compare |
| My Choice School Arundel | Independent | 3.7 miles | 25 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Fittleworth CofE Village School | Church of England | 3.7 miles | 124 | No overall grade 2025 | 13 | Compare |
| Arundel CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.0 miles | 213 | Good 2024 | 93 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Dorset House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Dorset House School yet.
How many pupils does Dorset House School have?
126 pupils aged 4 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 180 places, so it is 70% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Manor, Church Lane, Bury, Pulborough, RH20 1PB
- Telephone
- 01798 831456
- Website
- www.dorsethouseschool.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Sutherland-Booth
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Fittleworth
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1919
- URN
- 126109 · LAESTAB 9386015 · UKPRN 10015420
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.