The Eaton House Group of Schools explained

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The Eaton House Group of Schools is a group of private schools, all situated in London.[1] [2] It is composed of the Eaton House the Manor Nursery, Eaton House the Manor Pre-Preparatory, Eaton House the Manor Preparatory, Eaton House the Manor Girls' School, Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Preparatory, and Eaton House Belgravia Preparatory. The group became a limited liability company, with Sovereign Capital becoming the majority shareholder, when principal Hilary Harper retired and sold the company in 2016.[3] [4] The schools are non-selective at ages 3 and 4. In June 2021, Eaton House Schools became part of the Dukes Education group of schools.

The schools have a non-denominational Christian ethos,[5] and a carol service at the local church is a regular occurrence every year.[6] Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis, sometimes with regard to those with previous family connections with the school.[7] In one reported case in 2017, 160 students applied for around 30 places at the Manor at age 4.[8]). The group is a member of the Independent Association of Prep Schools.[9]

Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep and Prep

Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Preparatory and Prep
Motto:Win with grace, lose with dignity
Established:1897
Head Label:Headmaster
Head:Ross Montague
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:SW1W 9BA
Enrolment:200 (approx.)
Gender:Boys
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:11
Houses: Red
Green
Yellow
Blue
Publication:The Column
Website:http://www.eatonhouseschools.com/

Thomas Sale Morton[10] was born in 1867 and died on 21 January 1962, aged 95. Educated at Charterhouse School and Clare College, Cambridge, Morton was a private tutor and author of books on the classics (many of his works were used in schools as textbooks),[11] and had previously taught at Summer Fields School. In 1897, Morton was encouraged to open a preparatory school by Helen (Nellie) Artie Tarleton Belles, the mother of Harold Macmillan, whom he was tutoring at the time.

The school was originally opened at 35 Cliveden Place, but it was moved many times in the Belgravia area, and in 1937 the current premises at Eaton Gate were purchased, and the school was renamed Eaton House School. During World War II, the pupils were evacuated to Haines Hill in Berkshire, where they boarded until the end of the war.[12] [13] Morton, a member of the Classical Association, abandoned the school soon after it was renamed,[14] and moved to teach at The Hall School, Hampstead later in his career.

Following the departure of Morton, the school was then run by Robin T. Gladstone,[15] identified to the pupils as a relative of William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone then left the school to set up another school in East Grinstead. Due to Gladstone's ownership, the school was commonly known to students and parents as 'Mr Gladstone's day school'. In 1977, the school was renamed Eaton House Belgravia.

In 1998, Lucy Watts became headmistress of the school, retiring in July 2015. She was replaced by Annabel Abbott.[16] In September 2017, Huw May became Headmaster of Eaton House Belgravia Pre-Prep School in Eaton Gate. It was announced in 2018 that the school would expand on the same site to take boys from 8-11 over the next three years. In January 2024, Ross Montague was appointed new headmaster.

In October 2013, a media controversy was triggered over the banning of nut consumption at breakfast for pupils at home, in addition to bans on consumption of certain foods in the school; however, no complaints appear to have been made to the school over the policy.[17]

Eaton House Pre-Preparatory has taken part in Belgravia Christmas Sunday,[18] and regularly takes part in the wreath-laying ceremony during the Annual Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.

Eaton House The Manor Pre-Prep and Prep

History

Eaton House The Manor Pre-Preparatory
Motto:In Pursuit Of Excellence
Established:September 1993 (current form)
Head Label:Headmaster
Head:David Wingfield
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:SW4 9RU
Enrolment:220
Gender:Boys
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:8
Houses: Arundel
Balmoral
Stirling
Windsor
Publication:The Column
Website:http://www.eatonhouseschools.com/

The Harper family purchased the Grade II listed Byrom House at 58 Clapham Common Northside[19] to convert it into a school consisting of a nursery, pre-preparatory school, and preparatory school. These opened in September 1993, and this building acts as a management base for the group.[20] A girls' school has since been added.

Byrom House (built c. 1792 by John Farrer[21]) was formerly owned by London South Bank University and Battersea College of Domestic Science, before that the Manor House School (see below) stood on the site.[22] Before it became a school, the building was sold by Farrer in 1841, and became The Beeches. In 1905–06, a large extension was added to the right of the building.[23]

Manor House School

The Manor House School was founded by F.C. Maxwell in 1876. In 1898, Stanley Maxwell, his son and an old boy of the school, took over as headmaster of the school, before deciding to close it permanently in 1938. Stanley Maxwell was an accomplished teacher, and served as chairman of the Private Schools Association from 1909 to 1939, as well as on the Government Departmental Committee on Private Schools in 1930. Stanley Maxwell also became secretary of the College of Preceptors, holding this position until his death on 20 September 1944. He was also an amateur astronomer, and was elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society on 11 February 1910.[24]

Eaton House The Manor Preparatory
Motto:In Pursuit Of Excellence
Established:1876
September 1993 (current form)
Head Label:Headmistress
Head:Sarah Segrave
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:SW4 9RU
Enrolment:230 (approx.)
Gender:Boys
Lower Age:8
Upper Age:13
Houses: Arundel
Balmoral
Stirling
Windsor
Free Label 1:Former pupils
Free 1:Old Manorians
Free Label 2:School Song
Free 2:There Is A Redeemer
Publication:The Column
Website:http://www.eatonhouseschools.com/

Entry and leavers

Entry from the Pre-Prep into the Prep is now decided using a system of 'continuous assessment' in year 2, instead of an exam (as was practised previously). However, those looking to enter from other schools must still take the examination.[25]

Most boys in the Pre-Prep go on to the Prep school, with a small number leaving for other boarding or day schools, while most boys leaving the Prep go on to major public schools.

Premises

The building contains a 'wildlife garden', opened in April 1997, construction of which was funded by the Bank of Ireland.[26]

An extensive refurbishment programme took place from early 2003,[27] continuing into 2017.[28] [29]

Heads

In 2016, Sarah Segrave was given the role of headmistress of the Prep (having previously served as headmistress in the Girls' School, and before that the Pre-Prep[30]) due to the retirement of Jeremy Edwards (previously master of Westminster Under School),[31] who in turn succeeded Sebastian Hepher.[32]

Philanthropy

The school has worked with charities over the years, and the school is twinned with Adabase Primary School in Ghana, providing the school with funds and equipment in the past.[33]

Eaton House The Manor Girls' School

Eaton House The Manor Girls' School
Motto:In Pursuit Of Excellence
Established:2008
Head Label:Headmaster
Head:Oliver Snowball
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:SW4 9RU
Enrolment:220 (approx.)
Gender:Girls
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:11
Houses: Arundel
Balmoral
Stirling
Windsor
Publication:The Column
Website:http://www.eatonhouseschools.com/

In 2008 refurbishment took place at the Manor, and a girls' school was built on the site in a new building on the compound, containing an underground gymnasium. Oliver Snowball is the headmaster.

Eaton House The Manor Nursery

Roosha Sue has served as headmistress of the Nursery since 2004, teaching in the Manor Pre-Prep before taking up this post.[34]

Eaton House The Manor Nursery
Motto:In Pursuit Of Excellence
Established:September 1993
Head Label:Headmistress
Head:Roosha Sue
Address:Clapham Common Northside
City:Wandsworth
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:SW4 9RU
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:3
Upper Age:4.5
Publication:The Column
Website:http://www.eatonhouseschools.com/

Notable alumni

An official alumni society used to exist from at least 2007 to 2009 for old boys and girls of all ages; however, there is no mention of it on their current website or literature, and reasoning suggests that it may have been discontinued.[45]

Notable staff

External links

Notes and References

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