Since its foundation, Copthorne Prep has had a strong sporting tradition. Overview With excellent facilities and a high standard of coaching, all of the children get a chance to test their skills to the full. The main winter games for boys are football, rugby and hockey and in the summer they receive coaching in cricket. The girls play netball and hockey in the winter and rounders in the summer. The girls also have their own football and rugby teams who compete in local tournaments. Girls and boys join together to participate in athletics, swimming and tennis. During coaching sessions, there is an emphasis on the acquisition of skills and pupils are encouraged to adopt a determined but fair approach to their sport. Sporting Facilities There are two excellent playing fields that boast three cricket pitches and five football and rugby pitches. The all weather surface provides space for three netball courts and four tennis courts and the modern sports hall houses a tennis court, netball court, four badminton courts and two cricket nets. Teams from all age groups and all levels of ability compete against other local schools. All children are encouraged to compete and Copthorne has an excellent record in inter-school competition. Recent success at national level in both athletics and swimming, county representatives in netball, hockey and cricket and numerous district and club players show that sport at Copthorne Prep is thriving. For more information on individual sports see below: FootballYears 2-6 boys play football in the Autumn Term and girls in the Spring Term with competitive fixturesRugbyYears 2-6 boys play rugby in the Autumn and Spring Terms with competitive fixturesHockeyYears 2-6 boys play hockey in the Spring Term and girls in the Autumn Term with competitive fixturesNetballYears 2-6 girls play netball in the Autumn and Spring Terms with competitive fixturesCricketYears 2-6 boys and girls do athletics and play cricket in the Summer TermSwimmingAll Year groups have swimming lessons once a week in our own indoor pool.OtherBadminton, Basketball, Gymnastics, Cross Country and Tennis are covered throughout the year in PE lessons with competitive fixtures in cross country and tennis. Come and experience for yourself what makes a Copthorne education unique. We would love to welcome you our School at an upcoming visitor morning or private tour. Book your visit Latest Sport news 16th January 2026 Fantastic Netball Teamwork Wednesday saw the U10/11 girls travel to Caterham in very cold conditions. This week’s focus in games sessions was pass and move, give and go, and creating space, and the… Sport 16th January 2026 Senior Boys Host First Basketball Fixture The U11 and U10 boys enjoyed their first ever basketball fixture. We welcomed Atelier 21 to our Sports Hall for an action packed hour of sport. The boys were split… Sport 16th January 2026 Bleep Test Resilience Awarded Congratulations to the following pupils who received a Learning Power Certificate for resilience during the recent Bleep Test. Bleep tests are designed to look deeper into aerobic capacity and measure… Sport 28th November 2025 New Rugby Line Up at Season Opener The sports department were pleased to select Charlotte (U11) and Arabella (U10) for the school’s first competitive fixtures of the season this week. Both girls spent the week training with… Sport 17th October 2025 10 out of 10 for our Sporting Stars! The past 2 weeks have seen Copthorne pupils compete in ten consecutive days of sporting fixtures that have included Years 3/4 Girls Hockey, Years 3/4 Boys Football, Years 5/6 Girls… Sport 10th October 2025 Swimming Gala Stars “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…” — and that’s exactly what our pupils did! Monday’s Swim Gala was a wonderful event, with our U9, U10, and U11 swimmers taking to the… Sport 3rd October 2025 Junior Boys Light Up the Football Pitch Our junior boys took to the pitch this week for some lively 5 a side football matches. The games were filled with goals, energy, and fantastic enthusiasm from every player.… Sport 3rd October 2025 Free Taster Sessions at Hockey Academy We’re launching a Hockey Academy at Copthorne Prep! Come try it out for FREE at our taster sessions: 📅 Mon 6 Oct | 🕔5:00pm – 6:00pm 📅 Wed 8 Oct… Community Sport View all