Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Cokethorpe School is an independent school near Witney, founded in 1957 by Francis Brown. It is a member of HMC, IAPS and The Society of Heads (formerly known as SHMIS). The school has approximately 660 pupils, ranging in age from four to eighteen. The Junior School and the Senior School are located on the same site.At the heart of the school is an early 18th-century Grade II* listed Queen Anne style country house. The school is set in 150 acres (0.61 km2) of parkland and there is also a chapel in the grounds. The tower of the chapel was virtually destroyed in a fire in 1994 but it has since been demolished and rebuilt. The beautiful grounds have a number of rugby/football pitches along with the recently built astro pitches. An expertly carved 'giant' peacock stands at the central crossroads within the school grounds, a symbol of the school.The school has an outstanding recent sporting tradition with students playing national age group rugby (England U16 & U18) and also England women's hockey. The school also has numerous representatives in both regional and Oxfordshire rugby, football, cricket, hockey, athletics and tennis. In addition the school has developed a reputation as a premier kayaking school as well as nurturing equestrian talents.The school operates a house system, with houses called Harcourt, Gascoigne, Swift, Queen Anne, Vanbrugh and Feilden. The houses compete in sport such as house rugby and football for boys, hockey and netball for girls, and in field and track events at the annual school sports day. There are also competitions in the arts, such as house music, drama, photography and art.. }
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- Cokethorpe_School abstract "Cokethorpe School is an independent school near Witney, founded in 1957 by Francis Brown. It is a member of HMC, IAPS and The Society of Heads (formerly known as SHMIS). The school has approximately 660 pupils, ranging in age from four to eighteen. The Junior School and the Senior School are located on the same site.At the heart of the school is an early 18th-century Grade II* listed Queen Anne style country house. The school is set in 150 acres (0.61 km2) of parkland and there is also a chapel in the grounds. The tower of the chapel was virtually destroyed in a fire in 1994 but it has since been demolished and rebuilt. The beautiful grounds have a number of rugby/football pitches along with the recently built astro pitches. An expertly carved 'giant' peacock stands at the central crossroads within the school grounds, a symbol of the school.The school has an outstanding recent sporting tradition with students playing national age group rugby (England U16 & U18) and also England women's hockey. The school also has numerous representatives in both regional and Oxfordshire rugby, football, cricket, hockey, athletics and tennis. In addition the school has developed a reputation as a premier kayaking school as well as nurturing equestrian talents.The school operates a house system, with houses called Harcourt, Gascoigne, Swift, Queen Anne, Vanbrugh and Feilden. The houses compete in sport such as house rugby and football for boys, hockey and netball for girls, and in field and track events at the annual school sports day. There are also competitions in the arts, such as house music, drama, photography and art.".