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AROPS is pleased to announce a Regional Forum Meeting at Cokethorpe School Witney Oxfordshire
This meeting will run from 10am to 2pm and include a light buffet lunch with refreshments throughout the day and an optional tour of the school at 2pm.
Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
This event is for AROPS Members and their guests only. If you are unsure about the status of your AROPS Membership, please contact our membership secretary Vera at arops@arops.org.uk
Welcome to Cokethorpe School
Cokethorpe School is a private day school in Witney, West Oxfordshire, England. The school was founded in 1957 by Francis Brown. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and Independent Association of Prep Schools. The school has approximately 660 students from ages 4 to 18.
The country house was used by Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt. When Major Percy Henry Guy Feilden and his wife, Dorothy Louisa Brand, moved there in 1908, they undertook extensive renovations. He died on 25 March 1944 and was buried there.
His son, Major-General Randle Guy Feilden, who was later knighted, was his successor. In 1957, it was left with part of the grounds to Francis Brown, who opened the school as a secondary boys' boarding school with 14 pupils. In about 1960 Yarnton Manor was used as a dormitory of the school. In 1963, a charitable trust was formed, and in 1966, the school buildings and grounds were sold to the school trustees. Stone commemorating restoration and extension of the school chapel in 1973
Cokethorpe School is a joint Church of England and Roman Catholic foundation. The chapel is on the golf course on the school grounds. It is the former parish church of Hardwick and was restored and extended in 1973.
In 1985, the roof of the northwest wing was studied while the building was being repaired. In 1986 work began on the construction of further buildings. The school started admitting girls in 1992 and opened a Prep School in 1994. The boarding facility was closed in 2003.
Contact Details
Cokethorpe School
Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7PU
T: 01993 703921 E: admin@cokethorpe.org
arops@arops.org.uk
