School Life Archives - Cokethorpe School

Stepping Stones to Leadership

by tl | Jun 2, 2025 | School Life

At Cokethorpe, we offer a unique scheme to recognise students who demonstrate leadership through their contributions to all aspects of School life, and who promote our core values by acting with integrity, courage, empathy, judgement, ambition and responsibility....

Treading the Boards

by tl | Feb 11, 2025 | Performing Arts

We spoke to brothers Xander (Fourth Form, Vanbrugh) and Oscar (Upper Sixth, Vanbrugh) about their recent experiences treading the boards on professional stages in Oxford. I hear you both have achieved success on the big stage this year. Can you tell us about it? XL –...

Meet the School: Mr Pisanello

by tl | Feb 10, 2025 | School Life

What do you do at the School? I am a Teacher of Mathematics, Lead in Computer Science and Head of Tennis. When did you join? I joined Cokethorpe part-time in April 2023 and full-time in September of the same year. What did you do before you became a teacher? Following...

Meet the School: Mr Tolput

by tl | Jan 20, 2025 | School Life

What do you do at the School and when did you join? Hello! My name is Ed Tolputt and I am Head of Sixth Form; I joined the Cokethorpe staff in September 2020 (the calm between the storms…) and have not looked back. And what was it that first attracted you to the...

Meet the School: Mrs Fuchs

by tl | Jan 10, 2025 | School Life

Name Mrs Caroline Fuchs; a lot of the children call me ‘Mrs Madame Fuchs’. What do you do at the School? I teach all Prep School pupils four languages. Depending on which year the pupils are in, they learn French, Italian, German and Spanish. When did you join? I...