Cottesmore School
Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, Crawley, RH11 9AU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Rogerson
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 126106
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Telephone
- 01293520648
About this school
Cottesmore School is an independent school in Crawley. It teaches children aged 4 to 13 and has 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cottesmore School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Cottesmore School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1929, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Cottesmore School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 41
Location
Nearby schools
-
Atelier21 Future School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Crawley
-
Brighton College Prep Handcross2.0 miles
Independent schools · Haywards Heath
-
Manor Green Primary School2.3 miles
Special schools · Crawley
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Manor Green College2.4 miles
Special schools · Crawley
-
Serenity School Crawley3.3 miles
Special schools · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
- Atelier21 Future School Independent schools
- Copthorne Preparatory School Independent schools
- Worth School Independent schools
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primary
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Primary
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primary
- Forge Wood Primary School Primary
- Gossops Green Primary Primary
- Hilltop Primary School Primary
- Langley Green Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cottesmore School teach?
- Cottesmore School teaches children aged 4 to 13. It is an independent school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Cottesmore School?
- The headteacher of Cottesmore School is Mr Tom Rogerson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cottesmore School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cottesmore School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Cottesmore School?
- Cottesmore School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 13.
- Is Cottesmore School full?
- Cottesmore School has capacity for 205 pupils and 173 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cottesmore School a faith school?
- No. Cottesmore School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cottesmore School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cottesmore School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.