Copthorne Prep School

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Copthorne Prep School is a leading independent school for boys and girls aged 2-11 years
and part of the award-winning Caterham Family of Schools.

Children can begin their education with us from age 2 in our Flying Start Nursery and continue through to Year 6 before moving on to senior school. We prepare our children for bright futures through academic excellence and building curiosity in each learner. We embrace the best of digital and innovation and combine with the best traditionsof an independent school education, ensuring a first class education for all our young people.

We would love to welcome you for a private tour of the school or at one of our
upcoming visitor mornings – please click here to reserve your place.

See for yourself what makes a Copthorne education unique.

We offer a range of different ways to visit our school including open mornings and private tours, throughout the academic year and invite all prospective families to attend.

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Flying Start Nursery Ages 2 - 4

Copthorne’s nursery is where your child will learn to learn as well as promoting imagination, confidence and happiness. And as a parent of a two to four year olds you will appreciate just how much learning there is to do!

Pre-Prep Ages 4 - 7

Education is about transforming lives. It’s about creating a culture of ambition and a breadth of experience. It’s about creating the memories and touchpoints which ignite new passions. At Copthorne we are looking to light fires in your child, to encourage them to try new things, to think big and to think bold.

Prep Ages 7 - 11

Learning in the prep school is exciting. It’s where curiosity is channelled, independence is formed and effort is celebrated. The curriculum is broad but balanced and your child will be assessed to ensure that he or she continues to make progress and receives appropriate support and guidance.

Digital InnovationCurriculum

Our children will be moving into a rapidly changing world beyond school, and it is our mission to ensure they are prepared to thrive both now and in the future. Our pupils will need not only to fulfill their academic potential and secure the best grades that open the doors of opportunity, but also to build problem solving, entrepreneurial, creative thinking and team working skills that set them up to succeed in life. Our academic curriculum, working in tandem with our Digital & Innovation curriculum, will provide Copthorne Prep School pupils with the best possible preparation in life.

Wellbeing Curriculum

At Copthorne Prep, we equip and prepare our children to be healthy learners for life. We make it our mission to promote resilience, positive wellbeing and mental health for all our pupils, staff and parents. Our wellbeing curriculum is developed to encourage our children to learn about themselves, and others, and the world around them.

Global Curriculum

Our Global Curriculum is a reimagining of the primary curriculum to ensure that pupils’ learning is entirely relevant to the world in which they are growing up in. Global takes a theme based approach which embraces all traditional subjects (including science, creative and performing arts) but instead of teaching subjects in silos, applies and builds them into a topic based programme covered from Year 1 through to Year 6. A theme based approach encourages natural curiosity, problem solving mindset and builds confidence.