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 May 2025 Year 2 Fix Off First Football Fixture What a glorious afternoon Year 2 had down at Lancing for their first taste of a formal fixture. We travelled down to Lancing Prep Hove to be greeted upon arrival… Pre-prep Sport 14th March 2023 Netball Champions Yesterday afternoon, our u13 Girls were crowned IAPS u13 National Netball Champions at Bryanston School, Dorset. Some 90+ schools had vied in regional qualifiers to be one of the 20… Sport View all