Cheltenham Ladies’ College has been named South West Independent Secondary School of the Decade by The Times and The Sunday Times. The awards, to be published in the ‘Parent Power’ Schools Guide 2021 on Sunday 29th November, commend schools that have achieved academic excellence and provided an outstanding education for the last decade. Over the last 10 years, CLC’s academic results have been...
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Dean Close School has been crowned the Best Independent School of the Year at the first ever SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards. Headmaster Bradley Salisbury and Emma Taylor, the school’s warden, attended the event at Blackfriars Priory along with many other prestigious schools. The award recognised the staff and pupils that offer their time to contribute to the school’s community, including...
A pupil from Dean Close Preparatory School has achieved a distinction grade in piano for the ABRSM diploma exam. Michael Lei performed a 30 minute recital of difficult pieces to a high standard, including Bach’s Prelude and Fuge in C Minor. He said: “I was delighted to achieve a distinction, I have been playing the piano since I was four so I have been learning for quite a long time. I am hoping...
Dean Close Preparatory School students recently spent the day participating in ‘Healthy Living Day’. The day involved various challenges and workshops and was part of an ongoing Preparatory School Wellbeing Programme to promote personal wellbeing and to equip pupils with key life skills. The children demonstrated communication and teamwork to succeed in various challenges down by the school’s...
Dean Close Preparatory School pupils were treated to a magical day last week when they were visited by a professional magician. Richard Parson, a member of the Magic Circle, spent the day impressing pupils with sleight of hand tricks including turning red balls into lemons and limes, bending cutlery and making cards disappear. “My favourite trick was the materialising of the lemon and the lime! How...
Pupils at Dean Close School were visited by an aspiring astronaut and flight lieutenant last week. Kerry Bennett gave a talk to parents and pupils about her journey to becoming an RAF pilot and her participation in the BBC television series, ‘Astronauts: Do you have what it takes?’ Firstly, she spoke to the pre-preparatory school pupils about the different types of planes she had flown and the...