[4] She was followed by Elizabeth Brady (1842–47), Eliza Stringer (1847–1853), and Rachel Tregelles (1853–1862),[6] who oversaw the move of the school to its current premises, The Mount, in 1856.

In 1866, Lydia Rous returned from her work with the Underground Railroad during the American Civil War to become the new superintendent, eventually retiring in 1879.

[11] The school has "pillars of excellence" in the subject areas of sciences, math, history, music, sports, art, drama and foreign languages.

[12] The Mount has yearly activities in orienteering and fencing, netball, hockey and swimming in the winter, rounders, tennis and athletics in the summer.

[13] The school has a team for hockey, netball, tennis, rounders, swimming, athletics and cross country.