History

Sackville was formerly Foxbush House which was built in 1866 for Charles Fitch Kemp, a London Chartered Accountant.  The Charing Cross to Tonbridge Railway Line was in the process of construction and the purchase enabled him to continue his London career with his ambition to be a country landowner.  Charles played an important role in local affairs, being the first Chariman of the Hildenborough Parish Council. 

During the Second World War, the house was requisitioned as the headquarters of a Royal Artillery Regiment.  In 1949 the building became the home of the Convent of Our Lady School.  It remained a school under different names until 1987 when it was replaced by Sackville School.  The school became co-educational 17 years ago and currently the girls make up 25% of the students; this number is increasing year on year. 

Sackville joined the Cognita group of schools in November 2006.

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