Ages 
Academic, quirky, bespoke. Boys are busy doing their own thing, making choices among the many opportunities, appreciating each others’ talents. Teachers never tire of celebrating success nor of identifying future potential: ‘they found his passion,’ says an appreciative parent. ‘A hard act to follow,’ says another. Young renaissance men, with wide interests and an appreciation of the arts, look back with fondness and a sense of incredulity.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 185 ·
- Religion
- C of E
- Fees
- £33,300 pa
- Local authority
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council
Headteacher
Headmaster
Mr N P Kaye
Since 1994, Nicholas Kaye, MA English at Magdalene, Cambridge, followed by research into 19th-century French music. As an independent charitable trust, Sussex House is, he says, a ‘focused, niche operation’ not motivated by personal profit. Interest
Entrance
Thirty-six places at 8+. Register by October prior to exam in January. Three times as many candidates as there are places sit exams in maths, English (reputedly the hardest comprehension on the circuit), verbal and non-verbal reasoning. All
Exit
Typically, at least half leave to boarding schools. Most popular boarding school is Eton (10 in 2024), followed by Winchester (five in 2024). Westminster (seven in 2024) is a traditional London destination for leavers, as are City of London, King’s
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Teaching & learning
Learning support & SEN
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review Boys may bring a phone to school but it must be handed in to the school office on arrival and collected on departure. Mobile phones cannot be used by boys during the school day.
Pupils
Money matters
- Fee information
- £33,300 pa
Our view
Teaching is never dumbed down, either in breadth nor depth. One mother said she had never seen so much homework, although she admitted that assignments are imaginative and interesting, ‘like writing a sonnet in the style of Shakespeare on a weekday
The last word
Academic, quirky, bespoke. Boys are busy doing their own thing, making choices among the many opportunities, appreciating each others’ talents. Teachers never tire of celebrating success nor of identifying future potential: ‘they found his passion,’
