About the School

Sussex House is an I.A.P.S. Boys’ Preparatory School of 180 pupils. It was founded in 1952 and, since 1994, has been an independent charitable trust. Sussex House’s charitable status profoundly influences its priorities. Not dominated by any personal profit motive, it firmly maintains its size of 180 boys and 21 full-time staff, backed up by a team of visiting sports coaches and music staff.

It is situated in the heart of Chelsea in a finely restored Norman Shaw house. No. 68 is one of the finest houses in Cadogan Square. The Nicholls Hall, a converted mission hall in Cadogan Street, houses the Music School and the Gymnasium.

At Sussex House we aim to create an inspirational environment in which there is a sense of striving for learning, creativity and sporting achievement and in which pupils can feel a strong sense of belonging and personal involvement. The atmosphere is traditional yet highly imaginative and the splendid setting enhances the sense of a family within a house.

There is a strong programme of sports at Sussex House and physical exercise is on offer to all boys on a daily basis. The main school sports are Football and Cricket and much else is on offer besides. The school is famous for its record of national success at Fencing.

Sussex House has a strong reputation for music and drama. Its annual programme of events involves a production at the Fortune Theatre in the West End, an ambulatory play around the City, a concert at Cadogan Hall, three concerts with professional orchestra and a wide range of other plays and concerts. Numerous musical awards to senior schools have been won in the past five years.

The School’s artistic creativity is on display at the annual Exhibition. This is a highly original occasion where huge architectural models take over the house, paintings abound and music fills the building.

At the end of each academic year the school produces a publication, The Cadogan, in which the wide-ranging life of Sussex House is reviewed. The magazine provides a major vehicle for the boys’ impressive literary offerings. Examples of the spectacular artwork are reproduced and the school musical, concerts and plays reviewed. There are full reports on all sporting achievements including the school’s major success at Fencing, as well as details of all activities, clubs, school trips and the Poetry Competitions. Please contact the School Office. if you would like a copy.

Sussex House has a Church of England affiliation and the central tenets of its Christian ethos are important to us. We have a school chaplain and the church of St. Simon Zelotes which is very close to the school, is our school chapel. Boys of all faiths and denominations (and none) are welcomed.