Dean Close Preparatory School
Dean Close Preparatory School is an independent school in Cheltenham for boys and girls aged 2 to 14. It has 436 pupils and room for 510.
Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6QS01242 258000Mr P J Moss headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England/Evangelical school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Gloucestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 436 | 446 | 452 | 454 | 464 | 458 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 20% | 14% | 16% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Close School | Independent | 380 m | 488 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Belmont School | Academy | 720 m | 181 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bettridge School | Council | 760 m | 145 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Dean Close Airthrie | Independent | 790 m | 52 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre | Academy | 820 m | 1,846 | Good 2022 | 68 | Compare |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Academy | 980 m | 213 | Outstanding 2023 | 91 | Compare |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 408 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| University of Gloucestershire | Higher education institutions | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Dean Close Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Dean Close Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Dean Close Preparatory School have?
436 pupils aged 2 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 510 places, so it is 85% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6QS
- Telephone
- 01242 258000
- Headteacher
- Mr P J Moss
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-14, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Evangelical
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Warden Hill
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1949
- URN
- 115796 · LAESTAB 9166034 · UKPRN 10018620
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.