Facilities and Parkland
150 Acres of Glorious Parkland
Our setting is strikingly beautiful, and it offers far more than a view. It provides space for imagination, reflection, and adventure, enriching learning across the School.
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An ongoing programme of investment
We balance the stewardship of our historic estate with a commitment to sustainable, continuous improvement, enhancing technology, classrooms, performance spaces,
and sports and outdoor facilities. Most recently, we upgraded our Science laboratories
in summer 2025.
Science Department
Science at Cokethorpe inspires curiosity and achievement from Reception through
A Level, supported by consistently strong results. In summer 2025, the Department underwent a full reconfiguration and upgrade delivered by Oxon Conversions, with spaces designed around our Learning and Teaching ethos to bring science vividly to life.
Theatre Mezzanine
2025
The Shed’s lighting and sound technical area was upgraded in 2025 to improve the working space and offer more learning opportunities for pupils in these theatre disciplines.
Climbing Tower
2024
Part of the Greaves Outdoor Education Centre development, the School’s original climbing tower was relocated and upgraded to include more climbing routes improving the experience for beginners and more advanced climbers.
Boathouse
2023
Part of the Greaves Outdoor Education Centre development, the School’s boathouse on the River Thames was replaced with significant improvements and the addition of an Outdoor Education classroom, enhancing access to our well-regarded watersports programme and other pursuits.
Changing Pavilion
2022
Completed in 2022, the Changing Pavilion was purpose-built to provide modern facilities capable of housing all pupils during their games allocations and on match days, as well as an ideally located venue for opposition teams and sports lets with the School’s commercial programme, Cokethorpe Enterprises.
Pre-Prep Classrooms
2022
The Pre-Prep classrooms saw the youngest members of our community re-locate to a dedicated space, helping Reception and Year 1 adjust to school life before joining the rest of the Prep School in the Mansion House. Developed with the Early Years Foundation Stage in mind, the bright, open classrooms open onto an outdoor learning area and beyond to the parkland grounds.
The Prep School
The Pre-Prep classrooms for Reception and Year 1 open directly onto the parkland, giving our youngest pupils dedicated indoor and outdoor space to explore and grow.
Prep classrooms include specialist areas for Art, Music, and Drama, plus a charming Reading Room; pupils also benefit from Senior School facilities. Housed within the showstopping Queen Anne Mansion House, Prep feels a little like a fairy tale – grand, inspiring spaces in which to learn and thrive.
A Microsoft Showcase School
As a Microsoft Showcase School, each classroom is equipped with wirelessly connectable smart screens; teaching staff across the School, and pupils in the Senior School, use Microsoft Surface devices to support collaboration and learning.
The Senior School
Purpose-built classroom blocks form collegiate quads reminiscent of Oxford and Cambridge, evoking tradition and rigour. A modern library, Dining Hall, and the Sixth Form Centre complete the academic heart of the site.
“There’s virtually no stone unturned for facilities here.”
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Our Parkland
Beyond classrooms, our facilities shape a unique experience: shooting ranges, a climbing tower, a six-hole golf course, woodland for outdoor education, a kitchen garden, a sports hall, fitness centre, and theatre. Two full-size astro pitches provide year-round surfaces for hockey, netball, and tennis; seasonal sports span rugby, football, and cricket across extensive pitches, with the golf course weaving among them.
Where next?
Senior School Learning
Academic success is focused on the progress of the individual with high expectations of excellence for all pupils. Our ambition at Cokethorpe is to help our pupils become better, more effective learners.
Music
A popular choice for our pupils, Music at Cokethorpe is impressive as it is diverse, with everything from contemporary offerings to more traditional recitals and choral work.
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