# Cokethorpe School > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cokethorpe_School > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cokethorpe_School.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cokethorpe_School > Source revision: 1348181287 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Private day school in Witney, Oxfordshire, England Cokethorpe School Cokethorpe's new school branding 2021 Witney , Oxfordshire , OX29 7PU England Information Type Private day school Motto Inopiam Ingenio Pensant ('Ingenuity overcomes scarcity' or 'They make good their needs by their wit') Religious affiliations Church of England and Roman Catholic Established 1957 Chairman of Governors John Bennett Head Sarah Squire[1] Gender Boys until 1992 Coeducational from 1992 Age 4 to 18 Enrolment about 660 Houses Senior School: Feilden, Gascoigne, Harcourt, Queen Anne, Swift, Lower House and Vanbrugh. Prep School: Baker, Gwyn, Lockwood and Symonds.[2] Colours Navy blue and gold Publication The Ocellus- The termly newsletter & The SHEDule- The list of the academic year's event Former Pupils The Cokethorpe Society Setting Rural (150 acres) Website www.cokethorpe.org.uk **Cokethorpe School** is a [private](/source/Private_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom) day school in [Witney](/source/Witney), West Oxfordshire, England. The school was founded in 1957 by Francis Brown.[3] It is a member of the [Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference](/source/Headmasters'_and_Headmistresses'_Conference) and [Independent Association of Prep Schools](/source/Independent_Association_of_Prep_Schools). The school has approximately 660 students from ages 4 to 18. ## History Cokethorpe School The country house was used by [Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt](/source/Simon_Harcourt%2C_1st_Viscount_Harcourt).[4] When Major Percy Henry Guy Feilden and his wife, Dorothy Louisa Brand, moved there in 1908, they undertook extensive renovations.[5] He died on 25 March 1944 and was buried there. His son, Major-General [Randle Guy Feilden](/source/Randle_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](/source/Yarnton_Manor) was used as a dormitory of the school.[6] In 1963, a charitable trust was formed, and in 1966, the school buildings and grounds were sold to the school trustees.[3][4] Stone commemorating restoration and extension of the school chapel in 1973 Cokethorpe School is a joint [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England) and [Roman Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) foundation.[7] 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.[8] 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. ## Facilities The school is in a [Grade II* listed](/source/Grade_II*_listed) 18th-century [Queen Anne style](/source/Queen_Anne_Style_architecture) country house.[9] ## Notable former pupils See also: [Category:People educated at Cokethorpe School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_educated_at_Cokethorpe_School) This list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please help improve it by adding reliable sources for existing names which prove they are alumni. Unsourced names may be challenged and removed. (September 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) - [Martin Edwards](/source/Martin_Edwards), former [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.) chairman - [Andrew Loog Oldham](/source/Andrew_Loog_Oldham), record producer, talent manager, impresario and author[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [Toby Sebastian](/source/Toby_Sebastian), actor[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-f396_1-0)** ["Dr Sarah Squire DPhil, MA, PGCE, NPQH"](https://www.cokethorpe.org/people/dr-sarah-squire-dphil-ma-pgce-npqh/). *Cokethorpe School*. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Welcome from the Head of Sixth Form"](http://www.cokethorpe.org.uk/383/junior-school/pastoral). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VCH_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VCH_3-1) Baggs, A.P.; Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta (1996). Crossley, Alan; Currie, C.R.J. (eds.). [*A History of the County of Oxford*](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15962). Vol. 13: Bampton Hundred (Part One). Archibald Constable. pp. 110–118. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19722-790-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19722-790-9). Retrieved 27 January 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-goat_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-goat_4-1) ["Cokethorpe School, Oxfordshire"](http://www.remotegoat.co.uk/venue_view.php?uid=27312). *Venues*. Remotegoat. Retrieved 27 January 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["People of Headington: Katharine Feilden"](http://www.headington.org.uk/history/famous_people/feilden.htm). *Headington, Oxford*. Stephanie Jenkins. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Baggs, A.P.; Blair, W.J.; Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Townley, Simon C. (1990). Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C.R. (eds.). [*A History of the County of Oxford*](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=1261). [Victoria County History](/source/Victoria_County_History). Vol. 12: Wootton Hundred (South) including Woodstock. pp. 475–478. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19722-774-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19722-774-9). Retrieved 3 February 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Pastoral Care"](http://www.cokethorpe.org.uk/index.cfm?page=senior.content&cmid=30). Cokethorpe School. Retrieved 12 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Steane, John (1986). ["Cokethorpe Park (PRN 11202 SP 37100620)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131002154356/http://www.cba-southmidlands.org.uk/CBA%20SMA/SMA%201986.PDF) (PDF). *The Newsletter of the Council for British Archaeology Regional Group 9 (Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire)* (16). The Council for British Archaeology. Archived from [the original](http://www.cba-southmidlands.org.uk/CBA%20SMA/SMA%201986.PDF) (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Cokethorpe School (Grade II*) (1048970)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1048970?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. 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