Cottesmore School A GSG School
- Cottesmore School
Buchan Hill
Pease Pottage
West Sussex
RH11 9AU - Head: Mr Tom Rogerson
- T 01293 520648
- F 01293 614784
- E [email protected]
- W www.cottesmoreschool.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Sussex
- Pupils: 200
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day: £10,482- £19,626; Boarding: £29,796 - £32,796 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Things here are orderly, but it’s not an institutional tidiness: there’s a feeling of a home, where places for things arise organically and become established through habit.... Children here are bubbling, confident and eager, so keen to tell us about their school that we hardly needed to ask questions. They happily fill their own skin: we’ve rarely met a group of children so content to be themselves.
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Sports
Unusual sports
Polo
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2008, Tom Rogerson, married to Lottie, with two small sons, Wilf and Bear. Cottesmore runs in the family (grandad and dad were heads before him) – ‘I’ve been quietly planning to take over since I was 17,’ said the head. Routed via other schools (Ludgrove, Eaton House and Broomwood); his dad wouldn’t let him take the headship too early. Quite right, dad.
Articulate and thoughtful, focuses on each pupil and knows them all – they chatter away happily with him. A strong team with Lottie, who provides ballast for the head’s lively energy.
Parents like him – ‘He’s a warm guy, easy to talk to, and always there when I pick up and drop off from exeats.’ Another: ‘A school derives its culture from the head –...
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Special Education Needs
we do not offer specific SEN. We do assist with a child in their understanding of the English language and mild dyslexia but do not have a specific SEN Department to deal with other needs.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | Y |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Bryanston School | 2022 | |
| Canterbury College | 2022 | |
| Charterhouse | 2022 | |
| Downe House School | 2022 | |
| Eton College | 2022 | |
| Harrow School | 2022 | |
| Marlborough College | 2022 | |
| Oundle School | 2022 | |
| Radley College | 2022 | |
| The King's School | 2022 | |
| Wellington College | 2022 | |
| Winchester College | 2022 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Garden House School | 2022 | 1 |
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