Hebe Catherine Prior was widowed in 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, stór Georgian hús í Harrow á Hill, og þar stofnaði lítill skóli.
Her pupils were mainly her own children and the children of masters of Harrow School. To this day, skólinn enn númer meðal nemenda Harrow herrum’ börn.
Skólinn þrifist og, eins og frú óx Fyrir eldri, four of her daughters took over its organisation. The youngest, Florence (þekkt sem Miss Flo), retired in 1932. The school was fortunate enough to pass into the capable hands of Miss Nicholson (þekkt sem Miss Nick), who was its head until she died more than 30 árum síðar.
For some years the school was run by Mrs Eleanor Elgood, followed by Mrs Jean Vernon. Then, í 1982, Frú Averil Collins varð yfirmaður, eftir að hún hélt fyrir 24 years. During her tenure, the school had to leave the premises that had been its home for 130 years. Harrow School came to the rescue, providing temporary accommodation for 3 years in its sixth form club.
In 1992, by a stroke of good fortune, the neighbouring proberty to the original house called Roxeth Mead, cam onto the market and the school was able to buy Buckholt House, núverandi heimili sínu.
Mrs Alison Isaacs became its new Head in 2006. Under her leadership, the school continued to flourish, viðhalda hefðum úr fortíðinni meðan faðma nýrri þróun og útlit á undan til framtíðar. 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.