Hebe Catherine Anvan te vèf nan 1855 at the age of 37. Her barrister husband, John, was riding home from his chambers when he fell from his horse and hit his head. Two days later, he died. She had to find a way to support herself and her ten children, so she sold her home and bought Roxeth Mead, yon gwo kay jòjyen an dechire sou mòn lan, epi gen fonde yon ti lekòl.
Her pupils were mainly her own children and the children of masters of Harrow School. To this day, lekòl la toujou nimewo nan mitan elèv li yo mèt piye’ timoun.
lekòl la ak prospere, kòm Mrs Anvan grandi pi plis, four of her daughters took over its organisation. The youngest, Florence (konnen kòm Miss Flo), retired in 1932. The school was fortunate enough to pass into the capable hands of Miss Nicholson (konnen kòm Miss Nick), ki moun ki te tèt li jouk lè li te mouri plis pase 30 ane pita.
Pou kèk ane lekòl la te kouri pa Mrs Eleanor Elgood, followed by Mrs Jean Vernon. Then, nan 1982, Mrs Averil Collins became head, yon apre li te fèt pou 24 years. During her tenure, lekòl la te oblije kite lokal yo ki te lakay li yo pou 130 years. Harrow School came to the rescue, bay tanporè aranjman pou 3 ane nan klib sizyèm fòm li yo.
Nan 1992, nan yon konjesyon serebral nan fòtin bon, proberty peyi vwazen an nan kay orijinal la te rele Roxeth Mead, Cam sou mache a ak lekòl la te kapab achte Buckholt House, its present home.
Mrs Alison Isaacs became its new Head in 2006. Under her leadership, the school continued to flourish, kenbe tradisyon yo nan sot pase a pandan anbrase devlopman ak nouvo kap pi devan nan lavni an. Mrs Isaacs retired as the Headteacher in July 2018, but remains at the school as a teacher, part-time.
In April 2018 the Proprietors sold the school to Mrs Suzanne Goodwin (the Headteacher of The Hall School, Northwood) who now manages it with her two daughters, Mrs Sarah Mackintosh and Mrs Claire Blunt.