A leading Independent Day and Boarding School, just 7 miles from London Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, for girls and boys aged 2-13
A leading Independent Day and Boarding School, just 7 miles from London Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, for girls and boys aged 2-13
A leading Independent Day and Boarding School, just 7 miles from London Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, for girls and boys aged 2-13
A leading Independent Day and Boarding School, just 7 miles from London Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, for girls and boys aged 2-13
A leading Independent Day and Boarding School, just 7 miles from London Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, for girls and boys aged 2-13

Welcome to Copthorne Prep

Children are unique and every child deserves a school that is dedicated to developing individual abilities and confidence. Catering for children aged between 2-13 years, we believe in offering our boys and girls the very best all round education, together with a stimulating range of sports and activities.

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Year 2

1st December 2020

Year 2 have been busy making their masks for their Masked Ball and using computers to create invitations for next week’s big event! They have also been sharing their personal celebrations with their classmates. Some children chose to talk about Hallowe’en, their christening, Diwali, Christmas...

Year 1

1st December 2020

We completed our Literacy work on Guy Fawkes this week by composing a ‘wanted’ poster to include a description of Guy Fawkes. The children thought of some super similes which made their writing much more interesting to read. Here are some examples. Zoe-...

Reception

1st December 2020

Reception have finished learning all of their RWI Set 1 sounds and have moved onto the next phase of literacy learning. We are the very proud owners of new word boxes which our teachers will begin testing on Tuesday. We also completed our...

Nursery

1st December 2020

Acorns class played a fun colours game and celebrated the end of their colours topic with a week of rainbow based activities. They made rainbow names, sang songs, threaded rainbow pasta, made rainbow cakes and some beautiful rainbow lanterns! We attempted to learn sign language to...

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19h

Here is a sneaky peek of what we are doing in the Chapel for the Carol Service this year. We have exciting things to come… watch this space! #copthorneprep #thecountdownison

Here is a sneaky peek of what we are doing in the Chapel for the Carol Service this year. We have exciting things to come… watch this space! #copthorneprep #thecountdownison
Here is a sneaky peek of what we are doing in the Chapel for the Carol Service this year. We have exciting things to come… watch this space! #copthorneprep #thecountdownison
Here is a sneaky peek of what we are doing in the Chapel for the Carol Service this year. We have exciting things to come… watch this space! #copthorneprep #thecountdownison
Here is a sneaky peek of what we are doing in the Chapel for the Carol Service this year. We have exciting things to come… watch this space! #copthorneprep #thecountdownison
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30 Nov

Take one pipe cleaner and some Cheerios … and watch us develop our fine motor skills and our concentration! #copthorneprep

Take one pipe cleaner and some Cheerios … and watch us develop our fine motor skills and our concentration! #copthorneprep
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19 Nov

Year 3 had great fun this week in the junior science lab. They were investigating rocks, making observations about how they looked and how they felt! Great teamwork Year 3! #copthorneprep #year3 #science

Year 3 had great fun this week in the junior science lab. They were investigating rocks, making observations about how they looked and how they felt! Great teamwork Year 3! #copthorneprep #year3 #science
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17 Nov

Ready, steady, cook! The Year 7’s have been making Bolognese sauce in Home Economics this week. Parents… if you need help in the kitchen, you know who to ask! #copthorneprep #homeeconomics #year7 #prepschool #sussex

Ready, steady, cook! The Year 7’s have been making Bolognese sauce in Home Economics this week. Parents… if you need help in the kitchen, you know who to ask! #copthorneprep #homeeconomics #year7 #prepschool #sussex
Ready, steady, cook! The Year 7’s have been making Bolognese sauce in Home Economics this week. Parents… if you need help in the kitchen, you know who to ask! #copthorneprep #homeeconomics #year7 #prepschool #sussex
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Our Next Open Morning
6th March
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19h

Here is a sneaky peek of what we are doing in the Chapel for the Carol Service this year. We have exciting things to come… watch this space! #copthorneprep #thecountdownison

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Copthorne Prep.@copthorneprep·
30 Nov

Take one pipe cleaner and some Cheerios … and watch us develop our fine motor skills and our concentration! #copthorneprep

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Copthorne Prep.@copthorneprep·
19 Nov

Year 3 had great fun this week in the junior science lab. They were investigating rocks, making observations about how they looked and how they felt! Great teamwork Year 3! #copthorneprep #year3 #science

Twitter
Copthorne Prep.@copthorneprep·
17 Nov

Ready, steady, cook! The Year 7’s have been making Bolognese sauce in Home Economics this week. Parents… if you need help in the kitchen, you know who to ask! #copthorneprep #homeeconomics #year7 #prepschool #sussex

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