ISI Inspection Report
The report has finally arrived and it was well worth the wait! “Pupils enjoy a positive and enriching educational experience which entirely fulfils its aims and philosophy set out in its mission statement.” “The spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness of the pupils in the school is outstandingly well developed.” “Pupils benefit from effective, enthusiastic teaching...
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...
WORLD BOOK DAY 2010
Our celebrations for World Book day will be held on Friday 5th March this year. This will be our third annual costume parade and can I invite families to begin thinking of book characters for the children to dress up as on the day. As in previous years, the parade around the school grounds will culminate...
Joshua competes in the Kent Grand Prix
Joshua Higgs ventured across the border last Sunday to compete in the Kent Junior Chess Association Grand Prix 5, held in the historic grounds of Dulwich College. The playing area was sited in the shadow of Shackleton’s boat the James Caird and maybe this inspired Josh to score a very creditable...
1st VII Netball v Great Walstead – Won 13-3
The U13 girls were really up for this game after the win last week against Cottesmore. The score line could have been much higher had we played in our normal positions! Once again Siân and Allana’s shooting was on target, great flowing netball in the centre court from Elise, Sasha and Veronica,...
Chris Wormell – Guest Author
The children were very excited to meet a real life author and illustrator. Many Of Chris Wormell’s books were read and reviewed during the week. We all loved George and the Dragon. Several class books were made and Chris kindly signed them for us. They will be kept in our library. All the classes loved...
Stars of the Week
Well done to this week’s ‘Stars of the Week’ in Year 1: Ethan in Mrs Pitcaithly’s class for wonderful creative story writing and Nick in Mrs Passmore’s class for excellent work. Congratulations to both boys!
We are having another coffee morning in the library next Thursday morning (11th March) straight after drop off. ALL Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep School parents are very welcome. Please do come and have a look at our library if you haven’t already done so.
