Cottesmore School
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Cottesmore is a preparatory school
in the United Kingdom, which has been preparing children for public schools
since 1894. It is predominantly a full boarding
school although there are a limited number of places for both weekly and day boarders. There are 150 boys and girls from the ages of 7 to 13.
Cottesmore is situated in 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) of its own grounds, the setting for its playing fields, cricket pitches, all-weather cricket nets, grass and hard tennis courts, golf course, lake and gardens.
, Sussex
. It moved to its present site at Buchan Hill after World War II
in 1946. The school is housed in a fine Victorian
mansion known as Buchan Hill that was built for an ostrich-farming millionaire named Saillard in the 1880s.
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
in the United Kingdom, which has been preparing children for public schools
Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
since 1894. It is predominantly a full boarding
Boarding
Boarding may refer to:*Temporarily residing somewhere, as in a boarding school or boarding house*Boarding , a naval term for the forcible attempt at capturing another naval vessel*Boarding , customs, coastguard etc...
school although there are a limited number of places for both weekly and day boarders. There are 150 boys and girls from the ages of 7 to 13.
Cottesmore is situated in 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) of its own grounds, the setting for its playing fields, cricket pitches, all-weather cricket nets, grass and hard tennis courts, golf course, lake and gardens.
History
Cottesmore was founded in 1894 in HoveHove
Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with which it forms the unitary authority Brighton and Hove. It forms a single conurbation together with Brighton and some smaller towns and villages running along the coast...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
. It moved to its present site at Buchan Hill after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in 1946. The school is housed in a fine Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
mansion known as Buchan Hill that was built for an ostrich-farming millionaire named Saillard in the 1880s.