Picture a school building and grounds steeped in history and local tradition.  The main building is a stunning mansion house set in some seven acres of beautiful grounds.  The private site near to Epping Forest features landscaped gardens, lawns and playing-fields that perfectly complement the surroundings.

A converted Orangery-ballroom has become the School’s Assembly Hall and the cottage in the grounds houses some of our infant and junior classes.  From the York stone terrace at the back of the Hall, a path leads to the adventure playground, Astroturf pitch, infants’ play area and landscaped gardens.

Coopersale Hall was once part of the Copped Hall estate, which passed to Elizabeth I in 1558.  In 1562 she set up a Commission that planted the evergreen holm oak of our school badge.

The present country house was built before 1776. A print (above) shows the house as it was then, in the ownership of Mrs. Chevely.  In the  1890s the artist Lucien Pissarro painted several pictures (including the path to the walled garden) of Coopersale Hall, which was then owned by Mr Flux (who gave his name to the private drive, Flux's Lane).

Earlier this century the Hall was owned by Lord Lyle, a director of Tate & Lyle and M.P. for Epping.  During World War II, the Hall was a convalescent home for wounded officers and was associated with Sir Winston Churchill, M.P. for Epping in 1924, who is known to have visited.

In 1988 Coopersale Hall was acquired by the Hagger family and the School was opened in April 1989. A rapid modernisation and expansion followed. Coopersale Hall School now forms part of the Oak-Tree Group of Schools, that includes Oaklands School in Loughton and Normanhurst School in North Chingford. All three schools are operated with the same aims of excellence and care.

Mr Nicholas Hagger is a poet, philosopher and author of many books, Mrs Ann Hagger was Headmistress of Oaklands School from 1982 to 1996 and Mr Matthew Hagger is the Managing Principal of the three schools.