History
The history of Bassett House School
Bassett House School was founded in 1947 by Sylvia Rentoul, with just 6 pupils.
In those days there was a more regimented approach to education and the prevailing belief that ‘children should be seen but not heard’.
Conversely, Sylvia Rentoul passionately believed children should be encouraged to express themselves, and teaching should be both supportive and challenging, but, above all, must take into account the individual needs of each child.
Sylvia’s visionary philosophy not only endures but flourishes at Bassett House School to this day.
Ours is an intimate and happy school and has approximately 200 children across eight year groups.
It had two sister schools: Orchard House School in Chiswick and Prospect House School in Putney.
In February 2020, Bassett House, together with Prospect House and Orchard House became part of Dukes Education.