Cothill House is a day and boarding coeducational

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for preparatory pupils in Cothill,

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, which houses around 160 pupils from the ages 7–13. Previously a boys school, it began to move towards co-education in 2024. The school is operated by the Prep Schools Trust, a charity registered in England. In 2024, the school was listed by the ''Oxford Mail'' as one of 45 Oxford schools with stories of sexual harassment and abuse collected by the website Everyone's Invited.

Notable alumni

* Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpore, diplomat and politician *

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* General Sir Hugh Stockwell,

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* James Charles Macnab of Macnab, Chief of

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* Rupert Thorneloe, soldier *

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, British politician, leader of the

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1966–76 * Richard Symonds, civil servant *

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, British journalist and author * Archie Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, British aristocrat

History

The school was founded in 1860 (in

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), before moving to its present location in 1870.

References

External links

Official Website
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