Cokethorpe School

Cokethorpe School

Motto	Inopiam Ingenio Pensant
Established	1957
Type	Independent day school
Religion	Church of England and Roman Catholic
Headmaster	Damian Ettinger
Chairman of Governors	Sir John Allison
Location	Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7PU England
Students	c. 660
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	4–18
Houses	Feilden, Gascoigne, Harcourt, Queen Anne, Swift, Vanbrugh and Lower House
Colours	Navy Blue and Yellow
Publication	The Ocellus
Former Pupils	The Cokethorpe Society
Setting	Rural (150 acres)
Website	www.cokethorpe.org.uk

Cokethorpe School is an independent school near Ducklington, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, founded in 1957 by . It is a member of HMC and SHMIS. The school has approximately 660 pupils, ranging in age from four to eighteen. It is the only coeducational day school in Oxfordshire with both Junior and Senior Schools on the same site.^{[citation needed]}

At the heart of the school is an early 18th century Grade II* listed Queen Anne style country house. The school is set in 150 acres (0.61 km²) of parkland and there is also a chapel in the grounds. The tower of the chapel was virtually destroyed in a fire in 1994 but it has since been demolished and rebuilt.

The school operates a house system, with houses called Harcourt, Gascoigne, Swift, Queen Anne, Vanbrugh and Feilden. The houses compete in sport such as house rugby and football for boys, hockey and netball for girls, and in field and track events at the annual school sports day. There are also competitions in the arts, such as house music, drama, photography and art.

The school celebrated its Fiftieth Anniversary in 2007.

The year groups are split up into sets such as third form. Top set 3A, 2nd set 3B, 3rd set 3C middle set 3D and bottom set 3E. Students are put in these sets by a series of exams.

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Cokethorpe School

• Former Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards.

• Tony Martin English farmer who was imprisoned for fatally shooting a burglar in the back.

• Lucy Boggis - international schools javelin thrower, now international heptathlete. Also took on role of Tempest in Sky1 Gladiators TV series

• Richard and Michael Hills - Twins and both successful flat racing jockeys in UK.

External links

• Cokethorpe School
• Independent Schools Council
• Good Schools Guide
• Independent Schools Yearbook

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References

• English Heritage: Images of England, detailed architectural description

Coordinates: 51°45′11″N 1°27′54″W / 51.753°N 1.465°W / 51.753; -1.465