Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 7PU
10 reasons to choose Cokethorpe Junior School
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Cokethorpe Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Witney and one of the 4 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Cokethorpe Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Cokethorpe School, an all-through school to age 18. Cokethorpe Junior School fees range from £6,041 (Rec) to £6,757 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Cokethorpe Junior School has one class per year to Year 4, two from Year 5, and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Cokethorpe School.
The Cokethorpe Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Latin. Topic-based teaching in pre-prep, thematic teaching in Prep. Junior School Activities Scheme on Friday afternoons is designed to broaden the curriculum. It is a Microsost Showcase School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School in pre-prep and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout, for art from Year 2, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Cokethorpe Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in sailing.
The Arts at Cokethorpe Junior School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school is one of the top 50 UK prep schools for the breadth of its creative and performing arts extra-curriculum.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 4.45pm.
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