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Cothill House, Abingdon OX13

Cothill, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6JL

Cothill House, Abingdon OX13

10 simple reasons to choose Cothill House

Independent prep school in Abingdon.
For pupils aged 8 to 13 years.
Boys' school.
Boarding school. All pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Religious character; Church of England.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Full boarding fees are £10,640 per term (2022/23).

10 better reasons to choose Cothill House

Schoolsmith Score®; 88.
One of the best independent prep schools in Abingdon and one of the 5 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 14.7 pupils per class and 8 pupils per teacher.
Destinations for Cothill House leavers are one of 30 independent schools, mainly prestigious boarding schools. Eton College, Radley College, and Harrow School account for 40-50% of all leavers.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, general studies, Theme Weeks, French, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music, art, drama, languages, DT, computing and sport throughout, and for all subjects from Year 5.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, football, skiing.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and most take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
The Cothill Educational Trust owns the Château de Sauveterre in Toulouse. Year 7 pupils spend one term there, fully immersed in French.

Find another school near Cothill House

Independent Prep Schools

Day: The Manor Preparatory School (2.1 miles); The Unicorn School, Juniors (2.9 miles); Abingdon Preparatory School (3 miles). Boarding: Christ Church Cathedral School (7.8 miles); Dragon School (8.5 miles); Summer Fields School (9.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

Appleton Church of England Primary School (3.8 miles); Buckland Church of England Primary School (7.5 miles); St Philip and James' Church of England Primary School, Oxford (7.9 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: The Unicorn School, Abingdon (2.9 miles); The School of St Helen and St Katharine (3 miles); Abingdon School (3.3 miles). Boarding: Abingdon School (3.3 miles); Radley College (5.9 miles); Wychwood School (8.3 miles).

State Senior Schools

John Mason School (3 miles); Bartholomew School (7.9 miles); Didcot Girls' School (8.5 miles).

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