Hebe Catherine Prior was widowed in 1855 at the age of 37. Her barrister husband, Джон, 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, вялікі грузінскі дом у Харроу на Хіл, і там заснаваў невялікую школу.
Her pupils were mainly her own children and the children of masters of Harrow School. To this day, Школа па-ранейшаму лікаў сярод яго вучняў Harrow майстроў’ дзяцей.
Школа квітнела і, як місіс Да падрос, four of her daughters took over its organisation. The youngest, Florence (Вядома, як міс Flo), retired in 1932. The school was fortunate enough to pass into the capable hands of Miss Nicholson (Вядома, як міс Нік), who was its head until she died more than 30 гадоў праз.
For some years the school was run by Mrs Eleanor Elgood, followed by Mrs Jean Vernon. Then, ў 1982, Місіс Аверил Колінз стаў кіраўніком, Паведамленне яна правяла для 24 гадоў. During her tenure, the school had to leave the premises that had been its home for 130 гадоў. 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, суседняя ўласнасць да першапачатковага дом пад назвай Roxeth Мід, прыйшоў на рынак і школа была ў стане купіць дом Buckholt, яго цяперашнім дома.
Mrs Alison Isaacs became its new Head in 2006. Under her leadership, the school continued to flourish, падтрыманне традыцый мінулага, укараненне новых распрацовак і глядзіць у будучыню.
In the summer of 2018 the owners of the school sold it to Mrs Suzanne Goodwin and her two daughters Sarah Mackintosh and Claire Blunt. Together the trio now run the school. Mrs Goodwin has a long history of success in Independent Education, running The Hall School, Northwood, very successfully for many years. Сара Макінтош была галоўным настаўнікам як у сярэдняй, так і ў пачатковых школах у Суры,en,з'яўляецца паспяховым міжнародным генеральным дырэктарам,en 15 years and Claire Blunt, who is in charge of the financial aspects of Roxeth Mead, is a successful CEO International.