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Cothill House
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| Cothill House, Cothill | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Cothill , , 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[1] |
| 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 coeducation in 2024.[2] The school is operated by the Prep Schools Trust, a charity registered in England.[3]
In 2024, the school was listed by the Oxford Mail as one of 45 Oxford schools with stories of sexual harrassment and abuse collected by the website Everyone’s Invited.[4]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpore, diplomat and politician[5]
- John Bradbury, 2nd Baron Bradbury[6]
- General Sir Hugh Stockwell, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe[7]
- James Charles Macnab of Macnab, Chief of Clan Macnab[8]
- Rupert Thorneloe, soldier[citation needed]
- Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair[9]
- Jeremy Thorpe, British politician, leader of the Liberal Party 1966–76[citation needed]
- Richard Symonds, civil servant[citation needed]
- Hugh Pym, British journalist and author[citation needed]
- Archie Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, British aristocrat[citation needed]
History
[edit]The school was founded in 1860 (in Dry Sandford), before moving to its present location in 1870.
References
[edit]- ^ "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
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