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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Reception

23rd September 2020

The reception art club had fun independently designing and cutting out their own snails.

Nursery – Oaks

23rd September 2020

Oaks class balancing carefully in the sports hall on the stilts and the beam this week in their P.E lesson with Miss Jones. The class decided the zoo animals needed cooling down due to the unprecedented warm weather this week!

New Boarders

23rd September 2020

Welcome to our new boarder James – already reaching new heights!

Year 8 English

23rd September 2020

In English lessons, Year 8 have been filming scenes of the relationship between George and Lennie (‘Of Mice and Men‘) in the woods this week!

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Year 7 and 8 managed to make imprints of the underside of a leaf, using nail varnish. They then looked at them under a microscope and photographed the image using their iPads. This is what they observed! #copthorneprep

Year 7 and 8 managed to make imprints of the underside of a leaf, using nail varnish. They then looked at them under a microscope and photographed the image using their iPads. This is what they observed! #copthorneprep
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22 Sep

Great day for Forest School activities! Team work in Year 3 with a spider's web activity, and Reception children made clay birds on the tree trunks using natural materials for eyes, wings and feathers #copthorneprep #forestschool

Great day for Forest School activities! Team work in Year 3 with a spider's web activity, and Reception children made clay birds on the tree trunks using natural materials for eyes, wings and feathers #copthorneprep #forestschool
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18 Sep

Year 6 have been writing wonderful notes for people to find as part of their iSpace lesson on kindness. Maybe you were one of the lucky recipients#randomactsofkindness#ispace#smile#kindness

Year 6 have been writing wonderful notes for people to find as part of their iSpace lesson on kindness. Maybe you were one of the lucky recipients#randomactsofkindness#ispace#smile#kindness
Year 6 have been writing wonderful notes for people to find as part of their iSpace lesson on kindness. Maybe you were one of the lucky recipients#randomactsofkindness#ispace#smile#kindness
Year 6 have been writing wonderful notes for people to find as part of their iSpace lesson on kindness. Maybe you were one of the lucky recipients#randomactsofkindness#ispace#smile#kindness
Year 6 have been writing wonderful notes for people to find as part of their iSpace lesson on kindness. Maybe you were one of the lucky recipients#randomactsofkindness#ispace#smile#kindness
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Our Next Open Morning
3rd Oct
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7h

Year 7 and 8 managed to make imprints of the underside of a leaf, using nail varnish. They then looked at them under a microscope and photographed the image using their iPads. This is what they observed! #copthorneprep

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Copthorne Prep.@copthorneprep·
22 Sep

Great day for Forest School activities! Team work in Year 3 with a spider's web activity, and Reception children made clay birds on the tree trunks using natural materials for eyes, wings and feathers #copthorneprep #forestschool

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18 Sep

Year 6 have been writing wonderful notes for people to find as part of their iSpace lesson on kindness. Maybe you were one of the lucky recipients#randomactsofkindness#ispace#smile#kindness

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Virtual Open Day

Another Virtual Open Day!

 

Our next Virtual Open Day will take place on Saturday 3 October where we will share a link to an exclusive Open Morning page. The page will contain more information about our school and videos showing ‘A day in the Nursery/Pre-Prep/Prep School’.

Should you wish to speak to the Headmaster & Head of Pre-Prep in person, you are also invited for a 1:1 (socially distanced) chat at your convenience.

To book an appointment, or to register your place for the Virtual Open Day, please email our Registrar, Kathryn Billingham-West on headspa@copthorneprep.co.uk.