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Passport to Play Visitor Morning for families with children aged 1-4 years, looking to join Nursery or Reception Reserve your place
Globe Trotters Visitor Morning for families with children aged 7-9 years, looking to join Year 3 + above Reserve your place
See our school in action on a working day. Thursday 23 April, 9.00am Reserve your place
Join us in Years 5-6 and benefit from a through offer to award winning Caterham School. Book a private tour and join the application process for 2026 entry
As part of their Rainforest topic in Art, Year 3 created beautiful clay leaf prints. The children carefully rolled the clay to an even thickness before pressing leaves into the…
As part of our Global studies, Year 3 explored Ancient Roman buildings to help us understand what everyday life was like in Ancient Rome. The children learned about important structures…
Our nursery children have enjoyed a wonderful time in the woods with Mr Dyer, our Outdoor Learning Teacher, where the children explored the natural environment, looking for bugs and insects.…
Our Bumblebees pre-schoolers have been enjoying the delightful weather and our new garden equipment. They have been practising their balancing skills on the balance beams, engaging in hula hooping, and…
The Copthorne Cross Country Championships took place in beautiful weather, providing perfect conditions for a memorable and successful event. Sunshine and clear skies set the scene for both runners and…
The Prep ended the term on a high with an action‑packed House Competition Day! Pupils from Rendall, Sale, Newton, and Workman went head‑to‑head in a series of fun and creative…
Caterham School proudly celebrated the launch of its new Football Academy Programme this week, delivered in partnership with Crystal Palace FC’s Palace for Life Foundation. The event brought together pupils…
It’s been a week of looking ahead for pupils and families in Years 4 and 5! On Monday morning, parents were invited to join a presentation from our senior leadership…
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.
Ensuring that our pupils have the skills and knowledge to thrive in a fast-changing world, alongside a first class academic education, is one of our core priorities.
Our Global curriculum adopts an enquiry led approach to learning so that our pupils can explore and apply knowledge and skills in context to real life situations, giving them a better understanding of their place in the world.
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We believe that when children are happy, inspired, and supported, they thrive; not only in their learning, but in their growth as confident, curious, and compassionate individuals. Our aim is to create an environment where every pupil is empowered to explore their potential, embrace challenges, and develop the skills and character needed to flourish in an ever-changing world.
At Copthorne Prep, we are proud to lead the way in educational excellence as part of an award-winning approach to learning and teaching. We are ambitious for our pupils, but above all ensure learning is fun. Our teachers aim to kindle a passion for learning, for self-reflection and self-challenge, creating a holistic learning environment where children feel comfortable and hungry to extend their learning.
As part of the Caterham Family of Schools, pupils in Year 5 benefit from early offers to Caterham School. The Early Offer pathway at Copthorne Prep strengthens and smooths the transition for pupils who would thrive at Caterham School.
This removes the hurdle of the 11+ entry exam, with offers awarded in the Summer Term of Year 5.
Come and experience for yourself what makes a Copthorne education unique.
We would love to welcome you our School at an upcoming visitor morning or private tour.
Our daughter is really enjoying her time at Copthorne. I’m so proud of her and blown away by the education your school offers. The transformation in both our children has been incredible to see. I am extremely grateful to you all. Year 5 parent
Our daughter is really enjoying her time at Copthorne. I’m so proud of her and blown away by the education your school offers. The transformation in both our children has been incredible to see. I am extremely grateful to you all.