Dorset House School[1]
Independent · ages 4–13
Headline results
No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.
Results
No published data for this school.
Ofsted
- Inspected by
- Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[2]
ISI inspection
- Inspection
- February 2026[3]
- Framework
- Framework from September 2023[3]
- Leadership and governance
- Standards met[3]
- Quality of education
- Standards met[3]
- Health and wellbeing
- Standards met[3]
- Social and economic education
- Standards met[3]
- Safeguarding
- Standards met[3]
Quality of education
- ISI recommended: The school should ensure teachers give clear feedback to pupils on how to improve their work through marking.
Health and wellbeing
- ISI recommended: The school should make it easier for boarders to reach the independent person when needed.
Previous ISI inspections: 2023, 2018, 2015, 2012 (2023 report, 2018 report, 2015 report, 2012 report).
Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.
Competition to get in
No published data for this school.
Character & practicalities
Fees
- Pre-prep, day
- £4,785–£5,210 a term 2026/27 · Reception & Year 1; Year 2 · VAT not stated[4]
- Prep, day
- £8,075–£8,695 a term 2026/27 · Year 4; Year 5 · VAT not stated[4]
As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.
- Type
- Other independent school[1]
- Ages
- 4–13[1]
- Boys / girls
- Mixed[1]
- Admissions
- Non-selective[1]
- Sixth form
- No[1]
- Boarding
- Boarding school[1]
- Capacity
- 180[1]
- Local authority
- West Sussex[1]
- Website
- https://www.dorsethouseschool.com[1]
- Nursery classes
- No Nursery Classes[2]
- Special classes
- No Special Classes[2]
- Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
- Not approved[2]
- District
- Chichester[5]
- Postcode
- RH20 1PB[1]
- URN
- 126109[1]
School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.
Pupils
- Number on roll
- 126 2024/25[6]
- SEN support
- 24.6% 2024/25[6]
- EHC plan
- 0.8% 2024/25[6]
- Free school meals in the last 6 years
- 0% 2024/25[6]
Sources
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Dorset House School, February 2026. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
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dorsethouseschool.com: dorsethouseschool.com — Fees. Period 2026-10-17.
Licence: copyright-quoted.
Quotes (4)
Pre-Prep Termly Fees Reception & Year 1: £4,785 (p. 1)
Pre-Prep Termly Fees Reception & Year 1: £4,785 Year 2: £5,210 (p. 1)
Prep Termly Fees Year 4: £8,075 (p. 1)
Prep Termly Fees Year 4: £8,075 Year 5: £8,695 (p. 1)
- Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.