Cokethorpe School
Other independent school in Witney (Oxfordshire).
Location
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Discover Cokethorpe School for yourself through the pages below; hear from the Head, read about our extensive transport network and discover our history and the methodology of the School today. An independent day school, providing a research-informed education to boys and girls from the ages of four to eighteen, Cokethorpe offers more than a stunning setting in which to learn.
Inspired by our boarding school past, we offer over 100 clubs, societies and activities each week alongside expansive academic enrichment opportunities. And, as a Microsoft Showcase School , we are recognised as being a leading school for the applications of technology in the classroom, helping to bring education to life.
A welcome from our Head, Dr Sarah Squire, on what makes Cokethorpe such a cherished place to belong for our young people, from the strength of our community to our research-informed learning and teaching, and the breadth of wider school life.
An independent day school providing a research-informed education with exceptional breadth and an individual focus to boys and girls from four to eighteen, Cokethorpe occupies 150 acres of glorious West Oxfordshire parkland, just ten miles from metropolitan Oxford, nestled on the edge of the Cotswolds' renowned serenity.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Hockey
- Judo
- Netball
- Pottery
- Rugby
- Textiles
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 123283
- Type
- Other independent school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1958
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.
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