Dean Close Preparatory School Calendar

Preparatory School

School Calendar Trinity Term

Term Dates Trinity Term 2019 Start of Term: Tuesday 23rd April – Boarders return by 6.00pm Wednesday 24th April – Day pupils return by 8.15am Exeat: Half Term:

Friday 3rd May (3.45pm after Chapel) – Monday 6th May (Boarders return after 6.00pm) Friday 24th May (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 2nd June (Boarders return after 6.00pm)

End of Term: Saturday 29th June at the end of Speech Day Events Michaelmas Term 2019 Start of Term: Monday 2nd September – Boarders return by 6.00pm Tuesday 3rd September – Day pupils return by 8.15am Exeat:

Friday 27th September (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 29th September (Boarders return after 6.00pm)

Half Term:

Friday 18th October (1.00pm after House Cross-Country) – Sunday 3rd November (Boarders return after 6.00pm)

Exeat:

Friday 22nd November (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 24th November (Boarders return after 6.00pm)

End of Term: Friday 13th December (12.45pm after Carols by Candlelight) Lent Term 2020 Start of Term: Monday 6th January – Boarders return by 6.00pm Tuesday 7th January – Day pupils return by 8.15am Exeat:

Friday 24th January (4.00pm after House Swimming Gala) – Sunday 26th January (Boarders return after 6.00pm)

Half Term:

Friday 14th February (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 23rd February (Boarders return after 6.00pm)

Exeat:

Friday 6th March (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 8th March (Boarders return after 6.00pm)

End of Term: Friday 27th March (12.45pm after Chapel)

Parents are invited to all events in bold (as applicable)

APRIL WEEK 1 Monday 22nd Tuesday 23rd

9.00am-4.00pm Staff Inset Day Boarders return from 4.30pm 3.30-5.00pm U13 Girls' Hockey Practice

Wednesday 24th Start of Term Pupils may wear summer uniform (optional) 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 12.15-1.15pm Tutor and Form Time Thursday 25th

8.30am House Assembly 4.30pm Oaksey House Teatime Concert 5.30pm Schola Cantorum first Evensong of the Trinity Term 7.30pm Year 8 Information Evening in the Prince Michael Hall

Friday 26th

8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship in Dean Close House 2.30pm Start of Term Hall Service – Rev'd J. Ash 4.30pm Prefects' Afternoon Tea with the Warden in Dean Close House

Saturday 27th

8.00am Prefects' Meeting with the Headmaster in CH8 8.30am Year 6 Parents' Coffee Morning in Centenary Atrium 10.00am Wilton Trip to the Beach Boys' Cricket v Monmouth School – 1st XI and 3rd XI Away 2.00pm; 2nd XI and 4th XI Home 2.00pm 12.20-2.00pm Boys' Cricket Practice – all Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 12.20-2.00pm Girls' Tennis and Cricket Practices – all Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 Boarders' Easter Treasure Hunt

Sunday 28th

12.45pm Swing Band sound check Dean Close House 2.00-4.00pm Swing Band perform at Dean Close Jazz in the Park

WEEK 2 Monday 29th

9.15am-4.00pm Year 3 Trip to Notgrove 7.40am-6.30pm Year 6 Trip to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 30th

8.30am Assembly – Mrs F. Knight 9.00-10.00am Junior Mathematical Challenge for Year 7 and Year 8 in the Centenary Hall 10.30am Music Scholars perform at Dalkeith Residential Care Home and Morris Court 11.00am Boarders v Oaksey Tug-of-War House Competition 2.15pm Music Scholars perform at Morris Court (depart 1.55pm) 5.30-7.15pm Year 6 Parents' Evening in the Centenary Hall Hockey – U13 Girls' West Regional Finals at Millfield

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MAY Wednesday 1st

8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 in CH8 8.45am-12.15pm Year 6 RS Trip tp Churches Boys' Cricket v Bromsgrove Preparatory School – 1st XI, 3rd XI, 5th, U10A, U10B and U10C Away 2.15pm; 2nd XI, 4th XI, 6th, U11A, U11B and Colts Home 2.15pm Girls' Tennis v Clifton College Preparatory School – 1st VI, 2nd VI, 3rd VI and 4th VI Home 2.30pm; U11A IV, U11B IV, U10A IV and U10B IV Away 2.30pm Girls' Cricket v St Hugh's Preparatory School – U13, U9A and U9B Home 2.30pm 7.00pm Celebration of Music Across Dean Close in the Centenary Hall

Thursday 2nd

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 11.00am Oaksey v Yeaman Tug-of-War House Competition 1.00pm School Council Working Lunch in Dean Close House 5.30-7.15pm Year 7 Parents' Evening in Centenary Hall

Friday 3rd

2.45pm Chapel – Mr N. Strange Exeat begins after Chapel 4.00-5.15pm Staff Inset Exeat

Saturday 4th

Exeat

Sunday 5th

Exeat

WEEK 3 Monday 6th

Bank Holiday Monday Exeat Boarding Houses open from 6.00pm – Boarders' return by 7.30pm

Tuesday 7th

All pupils should return to school in summer uniform BSA Annual Conference in London 13+ Academic Scholarship Examinations at DCS House Music Competition Popular Music and Ensemble Auditions this week 8.30am Assembly – Mr T. Wilding Swimming – Cheltenham District Swimming Championships at The Cheltenham Ladies' College 12.15-1.00pm Mastering Memory Workshop for the Science Scholars Year 7 and Year 8 2.00pm Berkhampstead and Airthrie Schools' Year 6 pupils, Talks@DCPS 'Can you believe your brain?'

4.30-5.15pm Ginny Smith Talks@DCPS 'Can you believe your brain?' (All Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 to attend)

Wednesday 8th

BSA Annual Conference in London 13+ Academic Scholarship Examinations at DCS Boys' Cricket v Clifton College Preparatory School – 1st XI, 3rd XI, 5th, U10A, U10B, U10C and U9A Home 2.15pm; 2nd XI, 4th XI, 6th, U11A, U11B and Colts Away 2.15pm Boys' Cricket v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U8 Away 3.45pm LTA Girls' Team Tennis v High School for Girls, Gloucester – 1st IV Away 3.40pm Girls' Tennis v Wycliffe College Preparatory School – 2nd VI, 3rd VI, 4th VI, 5th VI, U11A IV and U11B IV Home 2.15pm; 6th VI, 7th VI, 8th VI, U10A IV and U10B IV Away 2.15pm Girls' Cricket v Wycliffe College Preparatory School – U11 and U9 Away 2.15pm; U10 Home 2.15pm; U8 Home 3.45pm

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Thursday 9th

BSA Annual Conference in London 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 13+ Academic Scholarship Examinations at DCS 1.30-2.15pm Science Exhibition in Atrium Swimming Gala v Wycliffe College Preparatory School – Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 Away 4.45pm

Friday 10th

Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts Drama Section begins 8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 in CH8 8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship in Dean Close House 8.30-9.15am Science Exhibition for Parents in Atrium Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts DCPS Dance Groups 2.30pm 2.30pm Hall Service – Miss X. Huang Boys' Cricket v The Richard Pate School – U9A and U9B Home 3.30pm 4.30pm DCPS and DCS Boarders' Sibling Teatime Concert in Centenary Hall followed by tea in the DCPS Dining Room (6.00pm)

Saturday 11th

9.30-11.30am Open Morning 9.30am-12.00pm Schola Cantorum rehearsal in Chapel for BBC broadcast Boys' Cricket v Magdalen College School – U10A and U10B Home 10.00am; U11A Home 12.45pm Boys' Cricket v RGS Worcester – 1st XI Home 2.00pm; 2nd XI, 3rd XI and 4th XI away 2.00pm Athletics – Severnside Athletics at Beaudesert Preparatory School 1.00pm Girls' Tennis v The Dragon – 1st VI, 2nd VI, 3rd VI, 4th VI, 5th VI and 6th VI Away 2.15pm

Sunday 12th

8.10am Schola Cantorum live broadcast of Radio 4 Sunday Worship from Dean Close School Chapel Boarders' Trip to Drayton Manor

WEEK 4 Monday 13th

Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Week 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union Severnside Girls' Tennis – U13A IV, U11 pair and U10 pair Home 4.00pm

Tuesday 14th

8.30am Assembly – Rev'd J. Ash 1.30pm Performance Platform Centenary Hall 4.00pm Year 7 helping at Family Space Charity Event, with Tweedy the Clown 4.35pm Deacon v Yeaman Interhouse Quiz

Wednesday 15th Boys' Cricket v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – 1st XI, 5th XI, U10A and U10B Home 2.15pm; 2nd XI, 3rd XI, U11A, U11B, Colts and U9A and U9B Away 2.15pm Girls' Tennis v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – 1st VI, 2nd VI, 3rd VI, 4th VI, U11A IV and U11B IV Home 2.30pm; 5th VI, 6th VI, 7th VI, 8th IV, U10A IV and U10B IV Away 2.30pm Girls' Cricket v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U9A and U9B Away 2.30pm; U8 Home 3.45pm 5.00-8.00pm Year 3 Stay Late in Forest School

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Thursday 16th

Effort Card 3 to Pupils 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 10.00-11.00am Year 4 Come and Join Us in Forest School 11.00am Yeaman v Deacon Tug-of-War House Competition 1.00pm A Team BBQ Lunch in Dean Close House 3.30-4.15pm Year 3 Come and Join Us in Forest School 4.30pm Alex Chalk Talks@ (Year 5, Year 6 and Year 7 to attend) LTA Year 7 and Year 8 Girls' Team Tennis v The Cheltenham Ladies' College 'A' – 1st IV Away 4.45pm

Friday 17th

2.30pm Hall Service – The Headmaster Popular Music and Ensemble Finals of House Music Competition In2School Hockey National Finals U13 Boys and Girls 5.00-8.30pm Year 4 Supper in the Sticks (Forest School) 6.00pm Michael Lei (violin) Fridays @6 Recital in Prince Michael Hall 7.00-10.00pm DCPPS/DCPS Parents and Staff Strictly Quiz Night featuring music from the DCPS Swing Band

Saturday 18th

The Downs Malvern Aquathlon – U11 and U13 Away 10.00am 12.00-5.00pm JCU trip Boys' Cricket v The Downs Wraxall Preparatory School – U10A, U10B and U10C Home 10.00am; 2nd XI Home 1.45pm; 1st XI, 4th XI and U11A Away 1.45pm Girls' Tennis v The Downs Wraxall Preparatory School – U13 VI Away 2.00pm Girls' Cricket v The Downs Wraxall Preparatory School – U10A Home 10.00am; U13 Away 2.00pm Boarders' 'Taskmaster' Evening Fortfield Campout (weather dependent)

Sunday 19th

Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts Drama Section ends

WEEK 5 Monday 20th

Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 End of Year Examination Week 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 4.35pm Prefects' Meeting with Headmaster in CH8 5.15pm Senior Christian Union 7.00pm Parent Workshop 'iParenting - How to raise emotionally healthy children in a digital era' – Mrs M. Stanimeros

Tuesday 21st

8.30am Assembly – Mr T. Wilding 8.30-11.00am Pre-Prep Maths Morning 1.15pm Chamber Choir Lunchtime Recital at Bristol Cathedral Girls' Athletics v The Cheltenham Ladies' College – U12 and U13 Away 5.00pm 4.30pm Year 2 Parents Question and Answer Tea

Wednesday 22nd 8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 in CH8 Boys' Cricket v Abberley Hall Preparatory School – 1st XI, 3rd XI, 5th XI and U11B Away 2.00pm; 2nd XI, 4th XI, U11A and U10A Home 2.30pm Boys' Cricket v Berkhampstead School – U10B and U10C Home 2.30pm Boys' Cricket v Hatherop Castle School – U9A and U9B Home 2.15pm Girls' Tennis v The Cheltenham Ladies' College – 1st VI, 2nd VI, 3rd VI and 4th VI Home 2.30pm; 5th VI, 6th VI, 7th VI and 8th VI Away 2.30pm Girls' Cricket v St John's on-the-Hill Preparatory School – U13, U11 and U10 Away 2.30pm; U9 Home 2.30pm; U8 Home 3.45pm

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Thursday 23rd

11.00am Oaksey v Boarders Tug-of-War House Competition 4.35pm Oaksey v Boarders Interhouse Quiz 6.00-7.00pm Best of the Fest in the Centenary Hall

Friday 24th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 10.00am Council of Members in the DCS Prince Michael Hall 2.45pm Chapel – Miss K. Pellereau Half Term begins after Chapel

JUNE Sunday 2nd

Half Term ends. Houses open from 6.00pm – Boarders return by 7.30pm

WEEK 6 Monday 3rd

Year 3 Rainforest Day 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 8.50am Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Form Time 8.50am Year 6 and Year 7 Examinations 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 4th

Year 6 and Year 7 End of Year Examinations Year 8 Common Entrance Examinations 8.30am House Assembly 9.00am Year 3 to Cheltenham Science Festival 8.50am-4.20pm Year 4 Viking Day 5.00pm Joint Housemasters' Meeting in Pavilion

Wednesday 5th

Year 6 and Year 7 End of Year Examinations Year 8 Common Entrance Examinations 8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 in CH8 Boys' Cricket v Beaudesert Preparatory School – 1st XI, 3rd XI, 5th X, 6th X, U11A, U10B, U10C and Colts Away 2.15pm; 2nd XI, 4th XI, U11B, U10A, U9A and U9B Home 2.15pm LTA Year 7 and Year 8 Girls' Team Tennis v The Cheltenham Ladies' College 'B' – 1st IV Away 2.30pm Girls' Cricket v St Edward's Preparatory School – U11A and U11B Home 2.15pm Girls' Cricket v The Richard Pate School – U10A and U10B Away 2.30pm Girls' Cricket v Hatherop Castle – U9 Away 2.30pm; U8 Home 3.45pm

Thursday 6th

Year 8 Common Entrance Examinations Year 3 Rainforest Day 8.30am Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Form Time 8.30am Year 6 and Year 7 Tutor Time 11.00am Year 5 to Cheltenham Science Festival 11.00am-10.00pm 8L Scholars Outing

Friday 7th

Year 8 Common Entrance Examinations 8.30am Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Form Time 8.30am Year 6 and Year 7 Tutor Time Boys' Cricket – U13A Severnside Six-a-side at Wycliffe Preparatory School 1.00pm 11.15am MCU Weekend departs 2.30pm Hall Service – The Warden, Mrs E. Taylor Boys' Cricket v The Richard Pate School – U8 Home 3.30pm 6.00pm DCPS and DCS Sibling Tea in DCPS Dining Room 5

Saturday 8th

10.30am Battle of the Bands Boys' Cricket v Wycliffe College Preparatory School – 1st XI and U11B Away 1.30pm; 2nd XI and U11A Home 1.30pm Girls' Tennis v Kingswood – 1st VI, 2nd VI, 3rd VI, 4th VI and 5th VI Home 12.30pm Boarders' Crickley Hill Picnic (weather dependent) Caldecote Campout (weather dependent)

Sunday 9th

11.00am Schola Cantorum sing Sung Eucharist at Tewkesbury Abbey 5.30pm MCU Weekend Away returns

WEEK 7 Monday 10th

Year 8 Leavers' Trip to Devon departs 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 11th

8.30am Assembly (Year 2 in Assembly) – Mrs E. Matthews 4.30-6.15pm Senior Play Auditions 4.30-6.15pm Dance Show Rehearsal in the Centenary Hall – pupils required

Wednesday 12th Boys' Cricket v The Richard Pate School – U11B, U10A, U10B and Colts Home 2.30pm Boys' Cricket v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U9A and U9B Home 2.30pm; U8 Home 3.30pm Boys' Cricket v Sir Thomas Rich's School – U12A and U12B Away 4.00pm Girls' Tennis v Bromsgrove – U12A VI, U12B VI, U12C VI and U12D VI Away 2.30pm Thursday 13th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 1.20pm Performance Platform including Junior Choir and Junior Orchestra in the Centenary Hall 4.00-6.00pm Dance Show Technical Rehearsal in the Bacon Theatre 4.30-6.15pm Senior Play Auditions

Friday 14th

National Prep Schools' Athletics South-West Regionals at Millfield 1.30pm Selected Musicians perform at Chapel Arts, Cheltenham 2.30pm Hall Service – Mr T. Wilding 2.30-5.30pm Dance Show Dress Rehearsal in Bacon Theatre 4.30-5.45pm Call-backs Senior Play Auditions 5.00pm Year 8 Leavers' Trip returns 6.00pm DCPPS, DCPS, DCS Dance Show in the Bacon Theatre

Saturday 15th

8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship in Dean Close House 9.30am Trustees' Meeting in the Dean Close Pre-Prep Hall Boys' and Girls' Cricket v The Downs Wraxall Preparatory School – U9 and U8 Away 10.00am Boys' Cricket v The King's School Worcester – U12A Home 2.00pm; U12B Away 2.00pm Girls' Tennis v Bromsgrove Preparatory School – U11A IV, U11B IV, U10A IV and U10B IV Home 12.30pm Boarders' Outdoor Party Games Wilton Campout (weather dependent)

Sunday 16th

6.30-8.30pm An Evening for Year 8 Leavers in Forest School (limited numbers)

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WEEK 8 Monday 17th

ABRSM Music Exams this week 9.00am-4.35pm Expedition Day Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 18th

Year 7 Healthy Living Day 8.30am Assembly – Miss X. Huang 11.00am Oaksey v Deacon Tug-of-War House Competition Boys' Cricket v Sir Thomas Rich School – 1st XI Home 4.00pm

Wednesday 19th Boys' Cricket v St John's on-the-Hill Preparatory School – 1st XI, U11A, U11B and U9A Home 2.30pm; 5th XI and U9B Away 2.30pm Boys' Cricket v Wycliffe College Preparatory School – 2nd XI and 4th XI Away 2.00pm; 3rd XI, 6th X Home 2.00pm Boys' Cricket v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U10A and U10B Away 2.00pm LTA Year 7 and Year 8 Girls' Team Tennis v Beaudesert Preparatory School – 1st IV Away 2.30pm Girls' Tennis v Beaudesert Preparatory School – 2nd VI Away 2.30pm; 3rd VI, 4th VI, 5th VI, 6th VI, U11A IV and U10A IV Home 2.30pm Girls' Cricket v Beaudesert Preparatory School – U13A, U13B, U11A and U11B Away 2.30pm; U10A, U10B and U9 Home 2.30pm Thursday 20th

Year 8 Healthy Living Day 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 11.00am Boarders v Yeaman Tug-of-War House Competition Tennis – U10 Mixed Tournament at St Edward's Preparatory School 10.00am Athletics v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – Year 5 and Year 6 Away 5.00pm 6.45pm Prefects' BBQ at Dean Close House

Friday 21st

Extravaganza rehearsals begin 2.30pm Hall Service – Mr J. Gould Boys' Cricket v Berkhampstead School – U9A and U9B Home 3.30pm Girls' Cricket v Berkhampstead School – U9 and U8 Home 3.30pm 4.00pm Year 2 Information Tea 6.30pm Year 8 Leavers' Recital in the Centenary Hall

Saturday 22nd

10.00am-4.00pm Sports Day (all pupils to attend) 1.00pm Grand Final of House Tug-of War Competition

Sunday 23rd

5.15pm Year 7 Boarders' Round-the-Clock Event at DCS Boarders' 'It's a Knockout' Event Boarders' Review

WEEK 9 Monday 24th

Year 7 Pupils' Round-the-Clock Event at DCS 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

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Tuesday 25th

Extravaganza Rehearsal Week 8.30am Assembly – Mr S. Cahill 10.00am Tennis Tournament Finals 2.00-5.30pm Year 8 Cooking at Dean Close Cookery School 4.15pm DCS U6 Leavers' Tea Party on Wilton Lawn 5.30pm Schola Cantorum Final Evensong of the Year with Valediction of Choristers

Wednesday 26th Extravaganza Rehearsal Week 6.30pm Year 8 Leavers' Dinner in the Dining Room Boys' Cricket – Junior and Senior House matches 2.00pm Girls' Tennis – Senior House matches 2.15pm Girls' Cricket – Junior House matches 2.15pm Thursday 27th

Extravaganza Rehearsal Week All rehearsals for Summer Extravaganza in Bacon Theatre until 5.15pm Boys' Cricket v The Parents – 1st XI Home 6.00pm Girls' Tennis v The Parents – 1st VI and 2nd VI Home 6.00pm 6.30-8.00pm Foundation Annual Report Presentation in the Centenary Hall

Friday 28th

9.00am Headmaster's End of Year Assembly 1.00pm All Performers to Bacon Theatre 2.15pm Extravaganza Dress Rehearsal (non-performers attend the dress rehearsal) 5.00pm The End of Year Extravaganza in the Bacon Theatre

Saturday 29th

7.50am Senior Choir and Schola arrive in Chapel for rehearsal 8.40am End of Year Leavers' Chapel Service (all pupils to attend) – Rev'd J. Ash 10.00am Speech Day Events Commence 11.15am Prize Giving and Speeches in the Marquee followed by refreshments in Dean Close House Gardens End of Term – Pupils may depart at the end of Speech Day Events School Reports Issued

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Useful Names and Numbers School Office

Mrs D. Smith

01242 512217

dcpsoffice@deanclose.org.uk

Chaplain

Rev’d J. Ash

01242 258032

chaplain@deanclose.org.uk

Admissions

Mrs R. Chaplin

01242 258001

rchaplin@deanclose.org.uk

DCPS Health Centre

Mrs R. Smith

01242 258080 or 01242 258046

rasmith@deanclose.org.uk

Bursar

Mr A. Bowcher

01242 258086

apbowcher@deanclose.org.uk

School Shop

Mrs K. Wood

01242 258016

kwood@deanclose.org.uk

PA to Headmaster

Ms S. Clark

01242 512217

slclark@deanclose.org.uk

Houses

House Parents

House Number Duty Phone

Email

CALDECOTE

Mr and Mrs M. Cooper

01242 258014

mgcooper@deanclose.org.uk

07471 351192

WILTON

Mr and Mrs D. Fraine

01242 258012

07471 351165

kjfraine@deanclose.org.uk

FORTFIELD

Mr and Mrs J. Gould

01242 258030

07471 350553

agould@deanclose.org.uk

DEACON

Mrs R. Beecham

01242 258028

01242 258028

rbeecham@deanclose.org.uk

OAKSEY

Mr E. Harris

01242 258083

07914 075795

ejwharris@deanclose.org.uk

YEAMAN

Mr C. Standing

01242 258085

07816 150323

cjstanding@deanclose.org.uk

Dean Close Preparatory School Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 6QS Email: dcpsoffice@deanclose.org.uk www.deanclose.org.uk