Hebe Catherine Prior was widowed in 1855 at the age of 37. Her barrister husband, ジョン, 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, 丘の上にハローに大きなジョージアンハウス, と小さな学校が設立.
Her pupils were mainly her own children and the children of masters of Harrow School. To this day, その生徒の間でまだ学校番号ハーローマスター’ 子供.
学校と繁栄, 夫人は前古いにつれて, four of her daughters took over its organisation. The youngest, Florence (ミスフローとして知られている), retired in 1932. The school was fortunate enough to pass into the capable hands of Miss Nicholson (ミスして、Nickとして知られている), who was its head until she died more than 30 年後.
For some years the school was run by Mrs Eleanor Elgood, followed by Mrs Jean Vernon. Then, で 1982, 夫人アブリルCollinsさんは頭部になった, 彼女が開催されたポスト 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, 現在のホーム.
Mrs Alison Isaacs became its new Head in 2006. Under her leadership, the school continued to flourish, 新たな展開を採用しながら、過去の伝統を維持し、将来を見据え. 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.