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Cottesmore School Open Morning
Event date: 3 Oct 2026
Event time: 10:00 am
"Everyone has talent."
On the West Sussex/Surrey border, is Cottesmore a co-educational boarding preparatory school with roots stretching back to 1894. Housed in a beautiful Victorian building and sitting less than an hour from London, the school has built a remarkable reputation for preparing children aged 4–13 for the country’s leading senior schools and doing so with genuine warmth. Its most recent Independent Schools Inspectorate report returned an unprecedented seventeen counts of “outstanding,” a rare achievement that speaks to just how seriously the school takes every dimension of a child’s development.
What sets Cottesmore apart is its infectious sense of purpose and its belief that every child has something special to offer. Its unofficial motto, “Everyone has a talent” shapes everything, from a vast sporting menu of vibrant programmes in drama, music, and the arts. Inspectors have praised the school’s “culture of praise and encouragement,” noting that pupils leave as happy, self-confident individuals with a high sense of self-esteem. It’s the kind of place where children arrive and genuinely thrive – academically driven, yes, but also curious, kind, and ready for the world.
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