| Cothill House, Cothill | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Cothill, Oxfordshire, OX13 6JL England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day and boarding school Preparatory School |
| Motto | Dum spiro spero ("While I breathe, I hope") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1860 (moved to present location in 1870) |
| Department for Education URN | 123297 Tables |
| Head Master | George May |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 8 to 13 |
| Enrolment | 204 |
| Publication | The Cothill Magazine |
| Former pupils | Old Cothillians |
| Website | http://www.cothill.net/ |
Cothill House is a day and boarding coeducational independent school for preparatory pupils in Cothill, Oxfordshire, which houses around 160 pupils from the ages 7–13.
Previously a boys school, it began to move towards co-education in 2024. The school is operated by the Prep Schools Trust, a charity registered in England.
In 2024, the school was listed by the Oxford Mail as one of 45 Oxford schools with stories of sexual harassment and abuse collected by the website Everyone's Invited.
Notable alumni
- Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpore, diplomat and politician
- John Bradbury, 2nd Baron Bradbury
- General Sir Hugh Stockwell, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- James Charles Macnab of Macnab, Chief of Clan Macnab
- Rupert Thorneloe, soldier
- Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
- Jeremy Thorpe, British politician, leader of the Liberal Party 1966–76
- Richard Symonds, civil servant
- Hugh Pym, British journalist and author
- Archie Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, British aristocrat
History
The school was founded in 1860 (in Dry Sandford), before moving to its present location in 1870.
References
- "Cothill House". Get Information about Schools. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- "Cothill announces transition to co-education starting 2025". Herald Series. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- "Prep Schools Trust, registered charity no. 309639". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- "All 45 Oxfordshire schools named in 'rape culture' list". This is Oxfordshire. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- Dhananajaya Singh, The House of Marwar (Lotus Collection, Roli Books, 1994), p. 204
- George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: extant, extinct, or dormant, vol. 13 (The St Catherine Press Ltd, 1940), p. 408
- 'General Sir Hugh Stockwell' in Patricia Burgess & Trish Burgess, eds., The Annual Obituary 1986 (Chicago & London: St James Press, 1989), p. 677
- 'MACNAB of Macnab, James Charles', in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
- 'Aberdeen and Temair, 7th Marquess of' in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2011
External links
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