Cothill House School

Focus

Tolerance, kindness, trust

Day fees

$27,800

Boarding fees 

$42,700

Pupils 

220

Ages

8–13

Spear’s Review

Situated in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside, Cothill House is a prep school for boys aged between 8 and 13. The 26-acre site is just a short drive from central Oxford, and the school is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading prep schools. 

For the last 150 years Cothill House was solely for boarders, yet this changed in September 2023 when they opened the door to day pupils for the very first time. This coincided with the arrival of a new headmaster, George May, who was previously a housemaster at the nearby Radley College. 

The school is academically successful, and the class sizes are small, with an average of 14 boys per class. Cothill House routinely sends boys to destinations such as Eton, Harrow and Radley. 

Head teacher

Prior to joining Cothill House and Radley College, George May was schooled at Eton, gained a first-class degree in architectural history at Edinburgh University and then was awarded a two-year post-graduate acting place at LAMDA. ‘His 20s were spent writing, directing and performing a classical and modern repertoire in London, Europe and America,’ and he continues to champion the arts at Cothill House.

Accessibility 

Heathrow Airport; 1 hour

Location

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