EDUCATION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
A NEW ERA FOR
COBHAM HALL
September 2025 will see the dawn of a new era for Cobham Hall , the renowned independent school near Gravesend , as it welcomes its first ever coeducational Year 7 cohort .
Launched 60 years ago as a pioneering school for girls , in 2023 Cobham broke with tradition and opened its Sixth Form to boys . Building on the unprecedented success of this move , and after consultation with all stakeholders , the school is delighted to announce that it will become fully coeducational from next year .
its students for life after school . Cobham Hall is also delighted to have been shortlisted for the prestigious Small Independent School of the Year prize in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2024 , with results to be announced soon .
To experience the Cobham Hall difference for yourself , arrange a visit via the website or join the upcoming Open Morning , taking place Saturday 5 October from 9.30am - 12.30pm .
www . cobhamhall . com
The first boy , George , joined Cobham Hall ’ s Sixth Form in January 2023 , and this year became the first boy in history to graduate from the school . Last September , the school recorded another first , opening its new boys ’ boarding house in a wing of the 16th-century manor it calls home . In February 2024 , the school community elected their first ever boy to the democratically chosen Student Leadership Team , as Year 12 student , Jude , became deputy guardian ( deputy head student ). With a new , larger cohort of boys set to join Year 12 this September , and the vibrant coeducational Sixth Form going from strength to strength , Cobham believes the time is right to share its outstanding educational environment with boys from the age of 11 .
“ It has been a joy to see our Sixth Form boys flourish in Cobham ’ s unique family atmosphere ,” says head , Wendy Barrett . “ We are excited now to be able to welcome our first co-ed Year 7 cohort into our supportive community .”
Set in fine historic buildings within 150 acres of Kent countryside , yet only 30 minutes from central London ’ s buzz , Cobham is a school with a difference .
Non-selective , it offers a warm and friendly , diverse , tolerant and international environment where students feel safe to step out of their comfort zone , develop their curiosity and creativity , and discover there is more in them than they dared believe .
A Cobham Hall education is an education for life . Skills such as creativity , confidence and communication , prized by both universities and employers , are developed through an exclusive Perspectives Course , ensuring students emerge armed not only with outstanding academic grades but ready to take their place in our ever-changing world . The value of the programme has recently been recognised in a national awards for the UK ’ s best schools , with Cobham being highly commended for the way in which it prepares
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