St. Hilda's is an independent preparatory school for girls aged 4 - 11 years. 

It has at its centre a beautiful Victorian house, once the home of an artist who came to Bushey to study with the famous painter, Hubert Von Herkomer. The function of the building was transformed when Violet Curry brought her girls' school to its present site in 1928.

The founder of the school, Violet Curry, named the school after St Hilda of Whitby, the Medieval Abbess of Whitby Abbey. St. Hilda believed everyone possessed talents which would blossom if given the right encouragement. Violet Curry also had a passion for advancing the education of girls, a philosophy we still celebrate and promote today.