Notes from the Headmaster's Study
When and Where next after Copthorne! Future Schools Meeting Thursday 21st January 2010 Having made the excellent decision to send your child/ren to Copthorne, the next important decision you have to make is the choice of senior schools and at what time. This booklet is designed to help you make that decision by providing a great deal of information, which is fact. All too often a decision can...
Mission Statement
At Copthorne, we believe that mutual respect must underpin everything we do. Children must learn to respect each other as individuals. In order to learn, children must be happy and feel secure in their environment. Copthorne Prep School is full of happy children and the environment is caring but still allows children the freedom to develop as individuals. We are proud of our academic reputation as well as the opportunities we provide for each child to achieve across the whole curriculum. We help...
Tour of the School
The Grounds » The School is situated on the Surrey/West Sussex border and is surrounded by 55 acres of playing field and woodland. The two main sporting areas boast three cricket pitches and five football and rugby pitches. The all weather surface provides space for three netball courts and four hard tennis courts. A small golf course and three playgrounds complete the range of outdoor facilities available. Main Classroom Block » The building was commissioned in 1996 and houses the main teaching...
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Scholarship Day – Saturday 27th February 2010 The school offers a number of internal and external academic scholarships for children currently in Year 2, and awards for Music, Art, Sport or All–Round excellence, as well as academic attainment for children currently in Year 4 and Year 6. Scholarships...
Year 6 Maths Challenge at Eagle House
Copthorne Prep School took a strong team of 4 Mathematicians to Eagle Houes in Berkshire to take part in a Maths Challenge for year 6 pupils. James and Ryan were in the Red Team and Gurdip and Andy were in the Blue team, in total there were 40 schools taking part. The first round was mental maths and...
U8 Tag Rugby v Great Walstead
Finally our first match of the 2010 season. Now was the time to put into practice everything learnt during the freezing cold training sessions! For many it was the first game of Tag that they had ever played! It was decided that we would play a triangular match system as Great Walstead had 14 boys to...
Congratulations to Mrs Heidi Reynolds
in the Nursery, who has completed her NVQ3 in Childcare with flying colours; her assessor said Heidi’s work was of a particularly high standard – which was no surprise to us!
Football Match v Ardingly
Year 2 will be welcoming Ardingly Year 2 children on Thursday, 25th February. We held successful boys’ football & girls’ swimming fun matches last year, and have invited them to come to Copthorne this time. All children will be involved from 1.30-2.30pm, followed by tea, and parents...

