Ages 
Copthill pupils are not feral children in the woods – these children are getting a very good education, as reflected in the school’s recent ISA junior school of the year award. They are streetwise (well, country-wise), independent, free thinkers. Children come to school early to feed the animals and muck them out because they want to, not because they have to. The atmosphere at Copthill is happy, welcoming and relaxed – you feel it as soon as you walk through the door. The last word must go to one mother who says it all: ‘I wish I’d gone to school here.’
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 310 ·
- Religion
- None
- Fees
- £13,860 - £15,750 pa
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire County Council
Headteacher
Principal
Principal - Mr Jonthan Teesdale, Headteacher - Mrs Helen Schofield
Principal Jonathan Teesdale is part of the family consortium that owns the school. Set up originally by his mother as a nursery school in 1969 at the family’s farmhouse on their dairy farm, it morphed into a junior school, initially for up to
Entrance
The school is not academically selective but, ‘We need to be able to provide for a child’s needs but also to think about the other pupils as well,’ says the head. Two-thirds come through their nursery with another third from elsewhere. Currently
- Open days
- Autumn Term Open Mornings October
Exit
Historically virtually every child went to the big three local independents – Stamford, Oakham and Oundle – with many pupils winning the county scholarship to Stamford. The odd one would go down the 11+ route to Bourne Grammar. But that has now
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Learning support & SEN
Pupils
Money matters
- Fee information
- £13,860 - £15,750 pa
Our view
Copthill firmly embraces outdoor learning. ‘On warm summer days children should not be cooped up inside. I did not think that this was how children should be educated,’ says the principal. But this does not mean it’s all fun and games – far from it.
The last word
Copthill pupils are not feral children in the woods – these children are getting a very good education, as reflected in the school’s recent ISA junior school of the year award. They are streetwise (well, country-wise), independent, free thinkers.
