<p>Founded in 1952, <b>Sussex House School</b> is a <a href="/pages/w/124444264266361">preparatory school</a> situated in <a href="/pages/w/103119536394979">Chelsea, London</a> in a <a href="/pages/w/132026056836440">Norman Shaw</a> house at <a href="/pages/w/638853649468356">68 Cadogan Square</a>. A Gymnasium and Music School are housed in a converted chapel in Cadogan Street nearby. The school is an independent charitable trust.</p><h2>Overview</h2><p>There is a full-time teaching staff of 20. Creative subjects are given a strong emphasis and boys take music and art. Team sports take place at a nearby park. Cricket is the main summer sport along with tennis, swimming, indoor football and golf. All boys have physical education classes and Sussex House has long had a high profile in fencing.</p><p>Cultural and creative activities play a major role, including theatrical productions in a West End theatre, an annual exhibition of creative work featuring large-scale architectural models and an annual competition of poetry written by pupils. There is a strong bias towards music and a programme of choral and orchestral concerts. A large number of pupils play musical instruments and typically each year pupils win awards to senior schools. The school provides a range of sporting and cultural trips.</p><p>The school has a Church of England affiliation. There is a school chaplain and weekly services are held in St Simon Zelotes Church, Chelsea. Boys of all religions and denominations are welcomed.</p><p>Sussex House is one of the principal feeder schools to <a href="/pages/w/112584412086141">Eton College</a>.</p><h2>Trustees and governing body</h2><p><b>Trustees</b> <ul><li>J.A. Crewe</li><li>A.B. Badenoch </li><li>M.A.J. Goedhuis </li><li>N.P. Kaye</li></ul></p><p> <b>Governing body</b> <ul><li>J.A. Crewe <i>Chairman</i></li><li>A.B. Badenoch F.C.A.</li><li>R. Davison M.A., A.C.A.</li><li>Mrs.J.M. Elias</li><li>Mrs. N.M. Gayner</li><li>M.A.J. Goedhuis M.A., M.B.A.</li><li>P.P.A. Lagrange M.A.</li></ul></p><p></p>