Sussex House School
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Founded in 1952, Sussex House School is a preparatory school
situated in the heart of Chelsea in a Norman Shaw house in Cadogan Square. A Gymnasium and Music School are housed in a converted chapel in Cadogan Street. The school is an independent charitable trust.
There is a full-time teaching staff of 20. Creative subjects are given a strong emphasis and throughout the school boys take Music and Art. Team sports take place at a nearby park. Cricket is the main summer sport and there are opportunities for tennis, swimming, indoor football and golf. All boys have physical education classes and Sussex House is a centre of excellence for fencing.
Cultural and creative activities play a major 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 boys. There is a strong bias towards music and a programme of choral and orchestral concerts. A large number of pupils play musical instruments and there is a record of musical 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.
Governing Body
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
situated in the heart of Chelsea in a Norman Shaw house in Cadogan Square. A Gymnasium and Music School are housed in a converted chapel in Cadogan Street. The school is an independent charitable trust.
There is a full-time teaching staff of 20. Creative subjects are given a strong emphasis and throughout the school boys take Music and Art. Team sports take place at a nearby park. Cricket is the main summer sport and there are opportunities for tennis, swimming, indoor football and golf. All boys have physical education classes and Sussex House is a centre of excellence for fencing.
Cultural and creative activities play a major 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 boys. There is a strong bias towards music and a programme of choral and orchestral concerts. A large number of pupils play musical instruments and there is a record of musical 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.
Trustees and Governing Body
Trustees- J.A. Crewe
- A.B. Badenoch
- M.A.J. Goedhuis
- N.P. Kaye
Governing Body
- J.A. Crewe Chairman
- A.B. Badenoch F.C.A.
- R. Davison M.A., A.C.A.
- Mrs.J.M. Elias
- Mrs. N.M. Gayner
- M.A.J. Goedhuis M.A., M.B.A.
- P.P.A. Lagrange M.A.
Notable alumni
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, biomedical gerontologist - David LitmanDavid LitmanDavid Litman was born in New York in 1957. He lived in the UK from 1967-1975. He attended Sussex House School from 1968-1971 and City of London School from 1971-1975. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Cornell Law School ....
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