History
Colet Court was founded in 1881 by Samuel Bewsher, who was an Assistant Master at St Paul's, as well as being the High Master's secretary. The preparatory school was initially housed in Edith Road, but the rapid growth of the school soon resulted in a new building being erected near the St Paul's playground in West Kensington.
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new building was ready for occupation in September 1883 and was known as Colet
House. In 1884, James Bewsher, Samuel's brother, became Second Master, and
three years later he became Head Master. The school continued to grow rapidly
and it soon became necessary to find further accommodation. A site on
Hammersmith Road was secured in 1889 and the preparatory school moved into new
premises in September 1890. In 1891 the school changed its name from Colet
House to Colet Court. In ten years the school had grown from six pupils to more
than three hundred.
By the 1960s Colet Court, along with St Paul's, had outgrown the Hammersmith
buildings and moved to its present site in Barnes in 1968. A new Centenary
Building, currently housing three science laboratories and a drama studio, was
added in 1981.
