Emma Pattison, 45, who became the first female head of the independent school in September, made the comments in a wide-ranging interview in magazine School Management Plus.
The husband of the head of Epsom College seemed older than his years according to a former neighbour, who said the father seemed to have a lot of time of his hands .
Epsom College head Emma Pattison hosted a dinner party on Saturday for friends with husband George just hours before he would shoot her and their daughter Lettie, 7, dead.