Dean Close School

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Headmaster: The Reverend Timothy Hastie-Smith

A Word from the Head

Dean Close successfully combines traditional values and high academic standards with its modern approach and state-of-the-art facilities. Situated on the outskirts of Cheltenham, it is one of the oldest established co-education independent senior schools.

With around 490 pupils, it is a place where all faces are familiar. Based on its strong Christian values and helped by impressive facilities, the atmosphere not only nurtures academic, sporting, artistic and musical talents, but also friendship, integrity and mutual respect. All classrooms, laboratories, library facilities and seminar rooms are fitted to the very highest standards with state-of-the-art technology. Coupled with an excellent teaching staff, this is what accounts for 98 percent of pupils who obtain university places each year.

The curriculum expects everyone to achieve GCSE, AS and A2levels and move onto higher education. A large sixth form ensures a wide choice of A'level subjects and every year a number of pupils gain places at Oxford and Cambridge.

Both music and art are based in modern, purpose-built accommodation and a superlative 550 seat theatre produces 'professional' quality performances. These facilities are partly used in the curriculum but also constitute a basis for over 100 non-sporting clubs and societies. Very fine facilities and coaching lead to excellence in a wide range of sports including hockey for which there is a new £3m sports hall, double astro-turf pitch, rugby, tennis, athletics and swimming in a 25m indoor pool. A fully-equipped gymnasium and squash courts support further regular sporting activities alongside more unusual facilities such as an indoor rifle range and climbing wall.

The School has generous scholarship schemes and a leaflet may be obtained from the Registrar. It is possible to apply for these awards - which may be academic, musical, artistic, or sporting - at 11, 13 or 16. There is also an all-rounder award at 13 or 16 and a drama award at 13.

The School is easily within walking distance of Cheltenham town centre. Set in the heart of the Cotswolds, Cheltenham is an acknowledged architectural, cultural and educational centre that is accessible by air (Birmingham/Bristol/Cardiff), rail, coach and motorway

Age range: 13 - 18

Day pupils: 112 boys and 73 girls

Annual day fees: £18,480 - £18,480

Full boarding pupils: 173 boys and 135 girls

Annual full boarding fees: £26,160 - £26,160

This school does not offer flexi-boarding.

TOTAL PUPILS: 285 boys and 208 girls, including 125 boys and 101 girls in the 6th form

Staff numbers: 59 full time and 12 part time

Method of entry: Common Entrance, Entry test or exam, Interview, Scholarship or bursary exam

Accreditations and affiliations: HMC

Religious affiliation: Church of England

Teaching languages: English

Academic	Languages	Sport	Activities	Music	Miscellaneous
Business studies Classics Design technology Drama/Theatre Economics Electronics Government/Politics Painting/Sculpture Philosophy/Ethics Photography Psychology Theology	Ancient Greek Chinese English English as a foreign or 2nd language French German Greek Italian Japanese Latin Spanish	Aerobics Athletics Badminton Basketball Cricket Cross-country Golf Gymnastics Hockey Martial arts Netball Rounders Rugby Soccer Squash Swimming Tennis Water sports	Ballet Cadets - CCF/ACF/ATC etc Canoeing Chess Cycling Dance Drama productions Duke of Edinburgh Award Outdoor pursuits/Adventure trg Public speaking/Debating Riding Rowing Sailing Shooting Skiing	Band/Orchestra Brass Choir Guitar Jazz Keyboard Organ Percussion Pipe band Singing Strings Woodwind	Particular diets School bus service Significant experience of expatriates' children Significant experience of gifted children Significant experience of international students Significant experience of services' children

The school offers: Other bursaries, Clergy/Ministers, Drama, Academic, Armed forces, Choral, Art, Junior school entry, CDT, Music, Senior school entry, Organ, All-rounder, Other scholarships, Teaching, 6th Form, Sport

Curriculum, exams and 6th form

Exam boards: Edexcel Foundation, AQA, OCR

% pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 97%
% pass rate (exams at age 18): 100%
29 courses are offered for age 18 exams

This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)

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Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)

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