Cottesmore School

Cottesmore is a preparatory school in the United Kingdom, which has been preparing children for public schools since 1894. It is full boarding and there are 175 boys and girls from the ages of 4 to 13. Boarding starts at Year 4.

Cottesmore School
Address
Buchan Hill

Pease Pottage
,
West Sussex
,
RH11 9AU

England
Coordinates51°05′15″N 0°12′58″W
Information
TypePrep School
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1894[1]
FounderGeoffrey Davison Brown
Department for Education URN126106 Tables
HeadmasterTom Rogerson
GenderCoeducational
Age4 to 13
Enrolment175
HousesClives, Drakes, Haigs, Scotts
Colour(s)Blue and pink
Websitehttp://www.cottesmoreschool.com
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameMain building to Cottesmore School
Designated28 November 1980
Reference no.1027012

History

Cottesmore was founded by Geoffrey Davison Brown in 1894 in Hove, East Sussex. He named the school after Cottesmore, Rutland, where he was born. The new buildings for the preparatory school were officially opened on 19 June 1897.[2] Davison Brown served as head master until his death in 1929, aged 60.

In 1940 the school was evacuated from the south coast of England, to Wales, initially at the Oakeley Arms Hotel, Tan-y-bwlch, Merioneth, later a former workhouse in Cors-y-Gedol Hall, near Barmouth, until the end of the war.

The school moved to its present site at Pease Pottage after World War II in 1946. The school is housed in a fine, Grade II-listed[3] Victorian mansion known as Buchan Hill that was built in 1882-3 by Philip Felix Renaud Saillard who had made his money from ostrich feathers.[4][5] The building is a large Elizabethan-style house, designed by the architects Ernest George and Harold Peto.[6] Buchan Hill had been purchased in the early 19th century by Hon. Thomas Erskine (Lord Chancellor 1806-1807), son of the Earl of Buchan.

Facilities

The school has 35 acres (140,000 m2) of grounds, with a golf course, playing fields, cricket pitches, two astroturf fields, swimming pool, all-weather cricket nets, grass and hard tennis courts, fishing lake and gardens.

Awards
  • Cottesmore was the winner of the “Prep School of the Year” Award at the Tatler Schools Awards 2020/2021 [7]
  • Cottesmore was nominated finalist for “Wellbeing and Mental Health Initiative Award” at the Boarding Schools Association Awards 2020 [8]
  • Cottesmore was the winner of the "Most Dedicated Co-Educational Day & Boarding School - South East England" award at the Corporate Vision Education and Training Awards 2020[9]
  • Cottesmore has been nominated for “Prep School of the Year" award at the Independent School of the Year Awards 2020[10]
  • Cottesmore was the winner of the "Boarding School of the Year" award at the TES Independent School Awards 2019.[11]
  • Cottesmore was in the top three nationally for "Independent School of the Year" at the TES Independent School Awards 2019.[11]
  • Cottesmore has been given the Crystal Award 2019 for academic results by Best Schools[12]
  • At the School Notices ‘Best of the Best’ Awards 2019, Cottesmore was awarded “Social Media Savvy Award”[13]
  • Cottesmore was named “Best of the Best” by The Week Independent Schools Guide 2019: “Best for Boarding”.[14]
  • Cottesmore is the winner of “Best Country Boarding School 2019” and “Recognised Leaders in Digital Learning Experiences” at the CV Magazine Private Education & Development Awards 2019.[15]
  • Cottesmore is the winner of the "Boarding School of the Year" award at The iStudy Awards 2019.[16]
  • Cottesmore was "Highly Commended" at the Good Web Guide Awards 2019.[17]
  • Cottesmore was the winner of the "Best School Food Award" at the Tatler Schools Awards 2010.[18]

Notable alumni
Cottesmore School from the neighbouring golf course

References
  1. Margaret Smallwood (2008), Cottesmore School (PDF), Independent Schools Inspectorate
  2. The Morning Post (London, England), Monday, March 29, 1897; pg. 5; Issue 38941. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
  3. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1027012)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  4. Mark Girouard (1971), The Victorian Country House, Clarendon Press, p. 8
  5. Jill Franklin (1981), The Gentleman's Country House and its Plan, 1835-1914, Routledge & Kegan Paul, p. 257
  6. Historic England. "Main building to Cottesmore School (1027012)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  7. Tatler. "See all the winners of the Tatler Schools Awards now". Tatler. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. "Finalists announced for BSA Awards 2020". www.boarding.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. "Cottesmore School". Corporate Vision Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  10. "Shortlist 2020". www.independentschoolsoftheyear.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  11. "Tes Independent School Awards celebrate innovation". Tes. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  12. "Top School Awards". www.best-schools.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. "Best of the Best | School Notices Blog". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. "The Week Independent Schools Guide". The Week UK. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. "Cottesmore School". Corporate Vision Magazine. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  16. iStudy Awards
  17. Highly Commended
  18. End of school dinners. The Evening Standard, (London, England), Tuesday, September 15, 2009
  19. The Almost Late Gordon Chater, Bantam Books, 1996, ISBN 9781863597975
  20. Cottesmore School, Educated School Guide, archived from the original on 9 December 2014, retrieved 9 December 2014
  21. The Encyclopædia Britannica, 20, 1929
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