Founded in 1952, Sussex House School is a preparatory school for boys. It is situated in Chelsea, London, in a Norman Shaw-designed house at 68 Cadogan Square. A gymnasium and music school are housed in a converted chapel and dining room in Cadogan Street nearby. The school is an independent charitable trust.
Overview
There is a full-time teaching staff of 20. Creative subjects are given an emphasis, and boys take music and art. Team sports take place at park which is about 20 minutes away in the bus. Pupils can participate in sports like tennis, swimming, indoor football and golf. All boys have physical education classes, and Sussex House teaches fencing as an extra-curricular activity. Surprisingly for prep schools, there is no food served, rather the pupils must supply and bring their own lunches. During the winter and lent term, students play football at Battersea Park, and in the summer term, students play cricket. Games takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the lower school and Wednesdays and Fridays for the upper school Gym classes take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the lower school Tuesdays and Thursdays for year 7, and Thursdays for year 8. Cultural and creative activities play a role, including theatrical productions in a West End theatre, an annual exhibition of creative work featuring large-scale architectural models, and an annual competition of poetry written by pupils. There is a strong bias towards music and a programme of choral and orchestral concerts. A large number of pupils play musical instruments and each year pupils win awards to senior schools. The school provides a range of sporting and cultural trips. The school has a Church of England affiliation. There is a school chaplain, and weekly services are held in St Simon Zelotes Church, Chelsea. Boys of all religions and denominations are welcomed. Sussex House is one of the principal feeder schools to Eton College.
Headmaster
Nicholas Kaye is the current headmaster. He read English at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He became Headmaster in 1994, having been Deputy since 1986. Shortly before taking over, he initiated a buy-out from the trust which had previously owned the school as part of a group. He set up an independent charitable trust for the school, and he carried out a restoration of the house. He is also a trustee of the in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Fees
School fees are charged termly and are payable by the first day of each term. If a boy is withdrawn from the school, either a full term's notice or a payment of a term's fees in lieu of notice must be given. Each term costs £7,335, making the annual charge £22,005, from September 2019
