| Established | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Type | Other Independent School |
| Headmaster | Thomas Rogerson |
| Location | Buchan Hill Pease Pottage Crawley West Sussex RH11 9AU England |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| DfE URN | 126106 |
| Students | 150 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 7–13 |
| Website | www.cottesmoreschool.com |
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 (140,000 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.
Cottesmore was founded in 1894 in Hove, 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.