Dair House School
School summary
A small independent prep in Farnham Royal, Dair House educates around 116 boys and girls from the ages of 3 to 11. The Church of England school earned an 'excellent' rating from the Independent Schools Inspectorate at its 2024 inspection, with personal development also judged excellent. Its intimate size means children are well known to staff, and a notable proportion - close to 35 per cent - receive some form of SEN support, pointing to a setting comfortable with individual learning needs. One caveat worth flagging: the school did not meet ISI compliance requirements at that inspection.
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Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 19 March 2024
Teaching & academics
Inspectors rated the quality of education 'excellent', the highest available grade. Within a small, close-knit roll, teachers are able to know pupils as individuals, and the high level of SEN support suggests a willingness to adapt to different ways of learning rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Head · Mrs Janine Bull
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- C of E
- Boarding
- No
- SEN support
- 34.48%
- EHC plans
- 2.59%
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A genuinely small prep with an excellent ISI judgement and a strong pastoral character; the unmet compliance finding is the one point parents should ask about directly.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.