30 glorious years at Eaton House The Manor

This has been a momentous year at Eaton House The Manor. On Tuesday 25 June the schools on the site, which include Eaton House The Manor Pre-Prep for boys, Eaton House The Manor Prep for boys, Eaton House The Manor Girls’ School and a co-educational Nursery, celebrated 30 years since the School’s foundation.

On that first day in 1993, there were 37 children in the Pre-Prep, 7 in the Prep and 6 in the Nursery. In this way, our founding pupils and parents began a new branch of Eaton House Schools, built on the sure foundation of its sister school in Belgravia, itself founded in 1897.

Fast forward thirty years to September 2023, the start of this academic year, and Eaton House The Manor opened the doors to 688 pupils on a site that has been extensively refurbished and improved over the years around the beautiful Georgian manor house that gives the site its name, from the addition of an Art Room in 2005, to the construction of a Wellbeing Hub in 2024.

The 1.5 acre site has been transformed, the ownership has changed, but what has remained as an absolute constant over the last thirty years is the commitment of staff, the camaraderie in the classrooms and the sense of fun, optimism, ambition and purposefulness that fills each and every day.

Mrs Sarah Segrave, the Headmistress of Eaton House The Manor Prep and Principal of Eaton House Schools said: ‘It has been a genuine joy and privilege to have been part of the journey at EHTM, having started here as a teacher on that very first day in September 1993.

‘We marked our 30th year with a celebration of music at St Luke’s Church on Ramsden Road. This came at the end of a year of fantastic exam results across the schools, exciting sporting meets, vibrant drama productions and exceptional art, music and DT endeavours. Not a moment has been wasted, and there have been so many memorable moments for the pupils to cherish – memories that will last a lifetime.’

The concert was an exceptional occasion, involving children from Nursery through to Year 8, with choirs, soloists and music groups performing, as well as the opportunity to sing our three school hymns. It proved to be a wonderful way to celebrate the day, with many parents attending, along with two former Eaton House The Manor Prep Heads – Mr Sebastian Hepher and Mr Jeremy Edwards.

In addition to the concert, in order to commemorate the anniversary, each pupil was also presented with a special red and green 30-year enamel pin badge, and they were allowed to wear this on their blazer as a special memento. Delicious celebratory 30th birthday cupcakes were also served to the children – because everyone needs cake on their birthday!