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Join us in Years 4-5 and benefit from a through offer to award winning Caterham School. Book a private tour and join the application process for 2026 entry
This year’s Nativity, Baarmy Bethlehem, was a truly magical production performed in our school theatre. The story was beautifully brought to life by our wonderful narrators, with an extra sprinkle…
We’re excited to see our pupils building confidence and speed with Sumdog and Times Table Rock Stars—two fantastic platforms for boosting maths fluency in a fun and engaging way! A huge congratulations to Alek M and Muawiyah, who…
This week, Years 5 and 6 were treated to an exciting careers assembly led by Raiha’s dad, Mr Tandy, who works at Omnex in cinema operations. The pupils loved getting…
We have received the most enchanting collection of house-coloured Christmas tree decorations. Mrs. McGregor was absolutely delighted with the beautiful wreath created by Aviraj and his family, and it now…
Having been invited to join the Sussex Junior Chess U11 EPSCA team, representing the county in the upcoming season, Nikolas recently attended the London Chess Classic. Held at the Emirates…
Gardening Club have had a busy term and have finished their bird feeders ready for the garden! Lucky Copthorne birds!
In this week’s Mindfulness Club, the children enjoyed relaxing through colouring — with a festive Christmas twist!
In Bumblebees pre-school class, we have been engaging in multiple Christmas craft activities. We constructed a snowman using large lolly sticks, which we painted white. Subsequently, we added the snowman’s…
Children can begin their education with us from age 2 in our Flying Start Nursery and continue through to Year 6 before moving on to senior school.
Ensuring that our pupils have the skills and knowledge to thrive in a fast-changing world, alongside a first class academic education, is one of our core priorities.
Our Global curriculum adopts an enquiry led approach to learning so that our pupils can explore and apply knowledge and skills in context to real life situations, giving them a better understanding of their place in the world.
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We believe that when children are happy, inspired, and supported, they thrive; not only in their learning, but in their growth as confident, curious, and compassionate individuals. Our aim is to create an environment where every pupil is empowered to explore their potential, embrace challenges, and develop the skills and character needed to flourish in an ever-changing world.
At Copthorne Prep, we are proud to lead the way in educational excellence as part of an award-winning approach to learning and teaching. We are ambitious for our pupils, but above all ensure learning is fun. Our teachers aim to kindle a passion for learning, for self-reflection and self-challenge, creating a holistic learning environment where children feel comfortable and hungry to extend their learning.
As part of the Caterham Family of Schools, pupils in Year 5 benefit from early offers to Caterham School. The Early Offer pathway at Copthorne Prep strengthens and smooths the transition for pupils who would thrive at Caterham School.
This removes the hurdle of the 11+ entry exam, with offers awarded in the Summer Term of Year 5.
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.
Our daughter is really enjoying her time at Copthorne. I’m so proud of her and blown away by the education your school offers. The transformation in both our children has been incredible to see. I am extremely grateful to you all. Year 5 parent
Our daughter is really enjoying her time at Copthorne. I’m so proud of her and blown away by the education your school offers. The transformation in both our children has been incredible to see. I am extremely grateful to you all.