School Summary

Dean Close Preparatory School


Boys: 239
Girls: 225
Total Pupils: 464
Opened: 01-01-1949
Ofsted:
Headteacher: P J Moss
Dean Close Preparatory School
Lansdown Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6QS
Telephone: 01242258000
Website:

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AdministrativeWard (code): E05004298
AdministrativeWard (name): Park
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 0
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Not applicable
BSOInspectorateName (name): Not applicable
Boarders (code): 3
Boarders (name): Boarding school
BoardingEstablishment (name): Has boarders
CCF (name): Not applicable
CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
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County (name): Gloucestershire
DateOfLastInspectionVisit:
Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E07000078
DistrictAdministrative (name): Cheltenham
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 393170
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Dean Close Preparatory School
EstablishmentNumber: 6034
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 3
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Independent schools
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FSM: 0
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GOR (code): K
GOR (name): South West
GSSLACode (name): E10000013
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: P J
HeadLastName: Moss
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
HeadTitle (name): Mr
InspectorateName (name): ISI
InspectorateReport:
LA (code): 916
LA (name): Gloucestershire
LSOA (code): E01022135
LSOA (name): Cheltenham 011A
LastChangedDate: 01-06-2023
Locality:
MSOA (code): E02004610
MSOA (name): Cheltenham 011
NextInspectionVisit:
Northing: 221733
NumberOfBoys: 239
NumberOfGirls: 225
NumberOfPupils: 464
NurseryProvision (name): Has Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 2
OfficialSixthForm (name): Does not have a sixth form
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OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-01-1949
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000630
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Cheltenham
PercentageFSM: 0.00
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
PhaseOfEducation (name): Not applicable
PlacesPRU:
Postcode: GL51 6QS
PreviousEstablishmentNumber:
PreviousLA (code): 999
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QABName (code): 0
QABName (name): Not applicable
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RSCRegion (name): South-West England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 41
ReligiousCharacter (name): Church of England/Evangelical
ReligiousEthos (name): Church of England
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SENNoStat: 72
SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat: 0
SchoolCapacity: 510
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
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Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 14
StatutoryLowAge: 2
Street: Lansdown Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
TeenMothPlaces:
TelephoneNum: 01242258000
Town: Cheltenham
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 11
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name):
UKPRN: 10018620
UPRN: 10024301665
URN: 115796
UrbanRural (code): C1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban city and town
id: 15787

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formattedAddress: "63 Lansdown Rd, Lansdown, Cheltenham GL51 6QH, UK"
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rating: 4
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"40% of kids in the last year have left for a reason!!! A dreadful place run by out of touch and over aged staff. Far too religious and far too in love with having free attending rather than fee paying GCHQ and military families. The school offers a backwards and out of date style of teaching and education. The food is inedible. The only positive is it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a lovely building and grounds. Do not waste your money, there are better state schools in the area which are free or try a different town.\nDreadful school. It used to be a good school but educational standards have slipped. Oversized classes well beyond the advertised amount. Poor communication from the school leads to constant confusion. There are much better options available in the area. Avoid.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"40% of kids in the last year have left for a reason!!! A dreadful place run by out of touch and over aged staff. Far too religious and far too in love with having free attending rather than fee paying GCHQ and military families. The school offers a backwards and out of date style of teaching and education. The food is inedible. The only positive is it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a lovely building and grounds. Do not waste your money, there are better state schools in the area which are free or try a different town.\nDreadful school. It used to be a good school but educational standards have slipped. Oversized classes well beyond the advertised amount. Poor communication from the school leads to constant confusion. There are much better options available in the area. Avoid.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Jedi 118","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110693223837526077689\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtd_IzhIRN5Ly45Gm4HpVkSdN_BKVWII93YAP7G0s0-s=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-03-05T07:48:33Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"The Squirrel Kittens teachers are absolutely brilliant! My daughter enjoys attending and I can tell she is well nurtured and cared for! I would highly recommend this school","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The Squirrel Kittens teachers are absolutely brilliant! My daughter enjoys attending and I can tell she is well nurtured and cared for! I would highly recommend this school","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Latisha Perkins","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115746027976480172619\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQmQaBfb88JZsulweh7RCn95GBoexhn6FDFltXR_Zvbxw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-04-22T07:31:07Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":5,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Roman \u00e2\u0080\u009cRomanGilbertGaming\u00e2\u0080\u009d Gilbert","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111888701651738215627\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQsfa1HBVg7_8Sl1fV549XQDcA0hJ04ObvvMJnL2EWKx9g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-01-27T19:30:15Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Mike Cooper","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107492448339378667543\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdsamymxVJhGqxOf2qpGymYKS48T2j1CCx1DZeZ7t9N=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2017-10-02T16:52:09Z"}]