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, большой грузинский дом в Харроу на Хилл, и там основал небольшую школу.
Her pupils were mainly her own children and the children of masters of Harrow School. To this day, Школа по-прежнему чисел среди его учеников Harrow мастеров’ детей.
Школа процветала и, как миссис До подрос, four of her daughters took over its organisation. The youngest, Флоренция (Известно, как мисс Flo), retired in 1932. The school was fortunate enough to pass into the capable hands of Miss Nicholson (known as Miss Nick), кто был его голове, пока она умерла более 30 лет спустя.
За несколько лет школа была в ведении г-жа Элеонора Элгуд, followed by Mrs Jean Vernon. Then, в 1982, Миссис Аверил Коллинз стал главой, Сообщение она провела для 24 years. During her tenure, школы были вынуждены покинуть помещения, которые были его домом 130 years. Harrow School came to the rescue, предоставление временного жилья для 3 лет в своем шестом клуб форме.
In 1992, от удача, соседних proberty на оригинальный дом называется Roxeth Мид, камеры на рынке и школы был в состоянии купить дом Бакхолт, its present home.
Mrs Alison Isaacs became its new Head in 2006. Under her leadership, the school continued to flourish, поддержание традиций прошлого, внедрение новых разработок и смотрит в будущее. 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.