Fees

Flexi Boarding

Flexi 1: Supper, supervised prep and activities. Five nights a year to cover House Evenings (3), House Singing(1) and Remembrance/Commem (1). Beds made available as possible, may include temporary option. Fee: Day fee plus £1050. Overnight rate includes bed and breakfast, overnight supervision and medical support, laundry. Fees: Flexi boarding fee plus £60 a night

Flexi 2: Flexi 1 but includes an allowance of up to 2 nights a week (not including the 5 inclusive nights). Own bed available where possible but may share with another Flexi-Boarder. Likely shared room in 6th Form. Fees: Day fee plus £1700. Overnight rate includes bed and breakfast, overnight supervision and medical support, laundry. Fees: Flexi boarding fee plus £60 a night

Nights in addition to or outside of the two Flexi packages £60 per night

Additional Information

1. What is included?
• All course text books and stationery (charges will be made for lost or damaged textbooks)
• laundry
• games equipment not listed as an optional extra
• laboratory and CDT expenses (pupils wishing to keep completed items pay only for materials)
• routine Combined Cadet Force (CCF) training and its alternatives
• travel on strictly educational trips and for teams to School matches
• lunches for day pupils

2. What is not included?
• all fees for external exams
• a few books (eg. atlas) and personal equipment (eg. calculator) listed in the joining instructions
• CCF Camps

3. Optional Extras
Please note that a full term’s notice is required in writing to discontinue any optional extra.

a) Please refer to supplementary sheets for prices of:
• Music tuition
• Speech and Drama
• Dance
• Learning Support
• English Language tuition

b) Incidentals:
• some Monday afternoon activities (eg riding, clay pigeon shooting, polo)
• extra private tuition
• visits to plays, concerts, etc outside the curriculum

4. Insurance
a) The following pupil insurances are available on an opt in basis:

i The School Fees Refund Scheme (loss of fees through sickness) at 1.05% of fees
ii The School’s group membership of AXA PPP Healthcare at £82.00 per term
iii Personal Effects Insurance Scheme at £8.57 per term

b) Please note that personal possessions are not covered by the School insurance. Parents should check whether their own insurance covers such items whilst at School and if appropriate consider taking advantage of the Pupils’ Personal Effects Insurance Scheme.

c) The School has arranged for all pupils from Reception Year upwards to be covered by the Pupil’s Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (incorporating Dental injury) at no additional charge.

5. Payment
a) All fees and monies due from parents and guardians of pupils are required on or before the first day of the relevant term. Payments by cheque should be forwarded to the Bursary, The Dean Close Foundation , 67 Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, Glos, GL51 6QD. If payment is late without just cause an administrative charge of £50 will be made, in addition interest at the School’s standard rate (currently 2% per month) will be charged on the outstanding balance.

b) A charge of £50 will be made for each re-presented cheque or payment.

c) The Trustees reserve the right to request the withdrawal of a pupil if the bills are not paid on time.

6. Leaving
a) Parents must give notice in writing before the start of the preceding term of their intention to remove a pupil from the School or for a change of status eg. from boarding to day, flexi boarding to day, etc. If such notice is not given, a full term’s notice in lieu of notice, without the benefit of any concessions, will be payable. This notice must be received by the Bursar on or before the first day of term. This also applies to pupils of DCPS who are presumed to be going on to DCS, unless notice is received. Provisional notice can be accepted where a pupil’s return to School depends on examination results. Parents are advised to seek early advice from the Bursar when considering removing pupils from School.

b) The Trustees will endeavour to give at least one term’s notice of a rise in fees; however, they reserve the right to impose a surcharge at any time in the event of a sudden and unpredictable rise in school running costs.

7. School Bank
Account Name:                  The Dean Close Foundation
Account No:                       10292443
Sort Code:                           40-17-09
BIC:                                      HBUKGB4B
IBAN No:                            GB16HBUK40170910292443
Bank Name:                       HSBC Bank plc
Address:                              109 Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7RA