Successes

Music Department Achievements since 2012

Music Awards and Places at Oxford and Cambridge Colleges

Rebecca Coombs	2012	Choral Scholar	Christ’s College, Cambridge
Tom Dyer	2012	Choral Scholar	Merton College, Oxford
Oscar Osicki	2013	Choral Scholar	Merton College, Oxford
and a place to read music
Rebecca Daltry	2015	Choral Scholar	Murray Edwards College, Cambridge
Stephen Whitford	2015	Choral Scholar	King’s College, Cambridge
Joe Morford	2016	Choral Scholar	Merton College, Oxford
Salim Jaffar	2017	Choral Scholar	King’s College, Cambridge
Louis Morford	2018	Choral Scholar	Merton College, Oxford
and a place to read music
Jason Richards	2018	Organ Scholar	Jesus College, Cambridge
Hugo Till	2018	Choral Scholar	Queen’s College, Oxford

Awards and Places at Music Conservatoires

Beatrice Pettifor	2012	French Horn (Scholarship)	Royal Northern College of Music
Harrison Williams	2013	Cornet	Birmingham Conservatoire
Erin Hughes	2014	Singing	Royal Northern College of Music
Brenna Tin	2015	Piano	Royal Academy of Music
Geraint Downing	2016	Cello	Trinity Laban Conservatoire
Laurence Kilsby	2017	Singing (Scholarship)	Royal College of Music

Music Diplomas

Stephen Whitford	2015	Singing	DipABRSM
Ernest Tang	2015	Saxophone	ATCL
Jason Richards	2016	Piano	DipABRSM
Janice Ng	2016	Piano	LTCL
Janice Ng	2016	Violin	ATCL
Janice Ng	2016	Piano	ATCL
Ashton Mackinnon	2017	Singing	ARSM
Doris Choi	2017	Flute	LTCL
Hugo Till	2017	Saxophone	ATCL
Jeff Gao	2018	Viola	ARSM

ABRSM Grade 8 Distinctions

2012 8 distinctions in piano, clarinet, singing, cello and violin

2013 13 distinctions in piano, clarinet, singing, cello, violin and viola

2014 12 distinctions in piano, singing, flute, violin, saxophone and orchestral percussion

2015 14 distinctions in piano, singing, cello, organ, violin and viola

2016 7 distinctions in singing, cello, trumpet and viola

2017 9 distinctions in piano, singing, violin, oboe, French horn and orchestral percussion

2018 8 distinctions in piano, singing and clarinet

Pre-Preparatory _(2-7)

Dean Close Pre-Preparatory School, fondly known as the ‘Squirrels’, is set in the beautiful grounds of Dean Close School, in a modern, purpose-built building. We have excellent facilities and resources and also benefit from being able to share in the outstanding Preparatory and Senior School facilities on site. We understand that a child’s first experience of school is a vital step in their learning journey, developing the knowledge, skills and self-confidence which lay the foundations for their lives.

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Preparatory School _(7-13)

Dean Close Preparatory School is a co-educational day and boarding school for children age 7 – 13. The school is set in 50 acres of private land near the centre of Cheltenham. With 310 pupils, the Preparatory School is small enough to allow everyone to know one another and get fully involved in the life of the School.

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Senior _(13-18)

Set in 50 beautiful acres, Dean Close is a long-standing co-educational day and boarding school for 13-18 year olds, where visitors regularly comment on the atmosphere, saying how warm and friendly they find it.

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