Sussex House School

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Sussex House School
Address
68 Cadogan Square London , SW1X 0EA England
Coordinates	51°29′40″N 0°09′41″W / 51.49455°N 0.16145°W / 51.49455; -0.16145Coordinates: 51°29′40″N 0°09′41″W / 51.49455°N 0.16145°W / 51.49455; -0.16145
Information
Type	Preparatory day school
Motto	Lead me to the rock that is higher than I
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1952
Local authority	Kensington and Chelsea
Department for Education URN	100514 Tables
Gender	Boys
Age	8 to 13
Houses	Stuart   Tudor   Norman
Colour(s)	Dark blue, ochre and mulberry
Former pupils	Old Cadogans
Website	http://sussexhouseschool.co.uk

Founded in 1952, Sussex House School is a preparatory school for boys, situated in Chelsea, London, in a Norman Shaw-designed house at 68 Cadogan Square. A gymnasium and music school are housed in a converted chapel and dining room in Cadogan Street nearby. The school is an independent charitable trust.

Overview[]

There is a full-time teaching staff of 20. Creative subjects are given an emphasis, and boys take music and art. Team sports take place at park which is about 20 minutes away in the bus. Pupils can participate in sports like tennis, swimming, indoor football and golf. All boys have physical education classes, and Sussex House teaches fencing as an extra-curricular activity. Surprisingly for prep schools, there is no food served; instead, pupils must supply and bring their own lunch.

During the winter and lent term, students play football at Battersea Park, and in the summer term, students play cricket. Games takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the lower school (years 4, 5 and 6) and Wednesdays and Fridays for the upper school (years 7 and 8.) Gym classes take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the lower school (years 4, 5 and 6,) Tuesdays and Thursdays for year 7, and Thursdays for year 8.

Cultural and creative activities play a role, including theatrical productions in a West End theatre, an annual exhibition of creative work featuring large-scale architectural models, and an annual competition of poetry written by pupils. There is a strong bias towards music and a programme of choral and orchestral concerts. A large number of pupils play musical instruments and each year pupils win awards to senior schools. The school provides a range of sporting and cultural trips.

The school has a Church of England affiliation. There is a school chaplain, and weekly services are held in St Simon Zelotes Church, Chelsea. Sussex House is one of the principal feeder schools to Eton College.

Headmaster[]

Nicholas Kaye is the current headmaster. He read English at Magdalene College, Cambridge.^[1] He became headmaster in 1994, having been deputy since 1986.

Fees[]

School fees are charged termly and are payable by the first day of each term. If a boy is withdrawn from the school, either a full term's notice or a payment of a term's fees in lieu of notice must be given. Each term costs £7,335, making the annual charge £22,005, from September 2019^[2]

Trustees and governing body[]

Trustees ^[3]

• A.B. Badenoch
• J.A. Crewe
• M.A.J. Goedhuis
• N.P. Kaye

Governing body ^[3]

• J.A. Crewe Chairman
• A.B. Badenoch
• J.M. Elias
• G. R. Evans
• N.M. Gayner
• M.A.J. Goedhuis
• P. D. Hargreaves
• Pierre Lagrange

Notable former pupils[]

Old boys are known as "Old Cadogans", after the street which the school is located on. The alumni magazine is The Cadogan.^[4]

• Armand D'Angour, classical scholar and Olympic poet
• Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, ex leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
• Dean Godson, former leader writer of the Daily Telegraph
• Aubrey de Grey, biomedical gerontologist
• Tarquin Hall, author, travel writer and journalist. Grandson of former Sussex House headmaster, Philip Hall
• David Litman, American entrepreneur
• Daniel Radcliffe, actor
• Matthew Vaughn, English film producer, director and screenwriter

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Profile at the Independent Schools Council website