County Cross Country Championships

by tl | Jan 31, 2025 | Sport and Outdoor Education

It was a busy month for County sport with Cokethorpe hosting the County Cross Country championships. Huge thanks go to Mr Richards and our Head Groundsman, Mr Hole, for their hard work in supporting the organisation of the competition, which had 650 competitors from...

The Corinthian Challenge

by tl | Sep 12, 2024 | Sport and Outdoor Education

Wednesday 11 September saw the second annual Corinthian Challenge, a cross-country race around our glorious grounds here at Cokethorpe. The First and Second Form ran a 2.2km race, the Third and Fourth Form covered 3.5km and the Fifth and Sixth Form ran 4km in largely...

Oxfordshire County School Cross Country

by tl | Jan 23, 2024 | Sport and Outdoor Education

A group of 27 pupils from the Prep and Senior School competed in the Oxfordshire County School Cross Country event held at Radley College. The races ranged from 2.2km for the minor boys and girls to the challenging 6.2km for the senior boys. There were strong...

A Fight to the Finish Line

by tl | Oct 20, 2023 | Sport and Outdoor Education

As the bell struck to mark the beginning of the annual Crawford Relay, there ensued an eruption of noise from the crowd and an explosion of speed from the competitors. Vanburgh flew out of the gates taking an early lead, with sisters, Sienna (Second Form, Vanbrugh)...

The inaugural Corinthian Challenge

by tl | Sep 13, 2023 | Sport and Outdoor Education

The inaugural Corinthian Challenge took place on Wednesday 13 September with pupils running in pursuit of House glory. Amidst some excellent running, tight finishes and high excitement, Queen Anne finished third, Feilden in second, and Swift came first place overall....