| Mount House School | |
| Logo Alt: | Arms of Kelly of Kelly, Devon |
| Motto: | Ut Prosim |
| Motto Translation: | That I May Serve |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Closed: | 2014 |
| Head Label: | Head Master |
| Head: | Paddy Savage |
| Founder: | Miss Parker and Miss Tubbs |
| Gender: | Co-educational |
| Lower Age: | 3 |
| Upper Age: | 13 |
| Colours: | Black, White, Grey |
| Publication: | Fanfare |
| Free Label 1: | Former pupils |
| Free 1: | OMH |
Mount House was a coeducational independent school situated in the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon; there was an associated preparatory school for primary school children. In June 2014, the school formally merged with Kelly College to form Mount Kelly School.[1]
The school had fifty acres, including playing fields, set on the edge of Dartmoor and including a stretch of the River Tavy.
Mount House School was founded in 1881 by Miss Parker and Miss Tubbs at Alton House, Tavistock Hill, Plymouth. In 1890 the school moved location to North Hill, Plymouth (now the site of St Matthias church hall[2]), moving in 1900 to larger premises at Mount House, Approach Road, Plymouth (Tubbs's birthplace). Plymouth was heavily bombed in World War II and the school re-located to a 50-acre site at Mount Tavy in 1940. The school was considerably developed from 1955 onwards by its last 'owner headmaster' H.P. 'Tony' Wortham (1919-2004) who made it over to a charitable trust on his retirement in 1984. The school subsequently became co-educational in 1996 with a pre-prep established for 3 to 7-year-olds.
The nearby public school Kelly College had long been the destination at age 13 for a good proportion of Mount House pupils, and the two institutions merged in 2014.
Facilities that were available at Mount House:-