Storey was the son of Frederick George Storey and his wife Mary Dagmar née Hutton, and was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduation, he became a barrister in the Inner Temple in 1919 and joined Sunderland Borough Council in 1928.
Storey was born to Frederick George Storey and Mary Dagmar née Hutton, who were his parents. He studied at Haileybury and Trinity College, Cambridge before becoming a barrister in the Inner Temple in 1919 and joining Sunderland Borough Council in 1928.