Cothill House

Cothill House is a day and boarding boys' independent school for preparatory pupils in Cothill, Oxfordshire, which houses around 220 boys from the ages 8–13.

General information
The school offers day, boarding and flexi places for around 160 pupils. Facilities include a CDT centre, golf course, swimming pool (covered), theatre, six hard tennis courts, 20 music practice rooms, 2 drum rooms, squash court, library, science labs, a computer room and two teaching blocks (the Complex and Jackson's). A new state of the art Bailey Sports Centre, named after Cothill's old headmaster Duncan Bailey had completed construction and opened in the summer of 2023. Inside the Sports Centre Therme is a table tennis court room, an indoor golf area, two changing rooms and toilets as well as a squash court, climbing wall and a big court for activities such as cricket, indoor football and badminton. The headmaster's house is attached to the main school.

The school is operated by the Prep Schools Trust, a charity registered in England, which also runs the nearby Chandlings School, Kitebrook Preparatory School, Mowden Hall in Northumberland, and Barfield School in Surrey.

Boarding
Cothill House is a boarding school, meaning pupils go home on some weekends, exeats, half-terms and end of term holidays. Day as well as flexi places are offered for Cothill Juniors in Years 4,5 and 6. There are two boarding houses at Cothill, main school and bowlers. The main school is the primary boarding house for years 6-8, Bowlers is at the other end of the school where year 4-5 stay. Prince William and his brother Prince Harry were registered to attend Cothill, which was the choice of their father Charles, Prince of Wales, but in the end they both attended Ludgrove, instead.

Notable alumni

 * Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpore, diplomat and politician
 * John Bradbury, 2nd Baron Bradbury
 * General Sir Hugh Stockwell, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
 * James Charles Macnab of Macnab, Chief of Clan Macnab
 * Rupert Thorneloe, soldier
 * Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
 * Jeremy Thorpe, British politician, leader of the Liberal Party 1966–76
 * Richard Symonds, civil servant
 * Hugh Pym, British journalist and author
 * Archie Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, British aristocrat

History
The school was founded in 1860 (in Dry Sandford), before moving to its present location in 1870.