Cothill House
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| Motto | Dum Spiro Spero (While there's life, there's hope) |
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| Established | 1860 (moved to present location in 1870) |
| Type | Independent school Preparatory School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Head Master | Duncan Bailey |
| Chair | The Rt. Hon. Lord Wakeham,PC, DL |
| Location | Oxfordshire OX13 6JL England |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 8 years old–12-13 years |
| Publication | The Cothill Magazine |
| Website | www.cothill.net |
Cothill House is a boys' independent school for preparatory pupils in Cothill, Oxfordshire, which houses around 250 boys from the ages 7-13.
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[edit] General information
The school is junior and full boarding, with around 260 pupils. A range of music scholarships and bursaries are provided in term time. Facilities include a CDT Centre, Golf Course, Swimming Pool (covered) and a newly installed Theatre.
The school is operated by the Cothill Educational Trust, which also runs Chandlings School and the Château de Sauveterre. Trustees include Ralph Townsend, head of Winchester College.
Prince William and his brother Prince Harry were registered to attend Cothill, which was the choice of their father Charles, Prince of Wales,[1] but in the event they both attended a rival establishment, Ludgrove, instead.
[edit] Subjects taught
Timetabled subjects are: Art, Biology, Chemistry, Computing/IT, Design & Technology (CDT), English, French, General Studies (comprising Current Affairs, Ethics and History of Art), Geography, History, Latin, Mathematics, Music (Classical, and to a certain extent, Rock), Phisics and Religious Studies.
[edit] School trips
Since 2006 the school has run regular trips to Berlin for those in the Ls (ten-year-olds). Fifteen boys and two teachers travel by minibus and plane on a Friday, spend the weekend exploring the city centre and return on the Monday. This affords many cultural and historical insights, photo opportunities and a break from the school routine. 'Dreadlock Holiday' by '10CC' has been adopted as the trip theme tune.
[edit] Notable Old Cothillians
- Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpore, diplomat and politician[2]
- John Bradbury, 2nd Baron Bradbury[3]
- General Sir Hugh Stockwell, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe[4]
- James Charles Macnab of Macnab, Chief of Clan Macnab[5]
- Rupert Thorneloe, soldier
- Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Ladies' Home Journal, vol. 106 (1989), p. 171
- ^ 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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Coordinates: 51°41′35″N 1°19′52″W / 51.693°N 1.331°W
