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Dean Close School is a co-educational day and boarding public school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The School is divided into pre-prep, preparatory and senior schools located on separate but adjacent sites outside Cheltenham town centre, occupying the largest private land area in the town. Pupils may be enrolled as young as 3 in the pre-preparatory school, and continue through to 18 at the senior school. Dean Close is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. ==History== The School, originally "The Dean Close Memorial School", was founded in 1886 (79th of the 103 Victorian public schools in order of foundation) In the First World War more than 120 former pupils were killed; their names, along with the names of young men killed during the Second World War, are recorded in the School's memorial chapel which was consecrated in 1923. The school buildings were requisitioned by the Home Office during World War II and the staff and pupils were relocated to nearby Monkton Combe School. Ultimately, the buildings were not required by the government, and were handed back in 1940. In December of the same year, the School was hit by five bombs during air raids. Two of the bombs caused substantial damage to the Junior School and shrapnel damage can be observed on what was the Careers building, now an administrative office. In 1967, the first girl was admitted for tutorials, and by 1969 the School had started encouraging female applicants to study full-time. Enrolment increased over the next 35 years to create a balanced co-educational environment, with almost equal numbers of boys and girls. The most recent additions to the school's property are a £3 million sports hall and a £4.5 million prep school hall〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New £4.5 million hall at Cheltenham's Dean Close Prep School )〕 which opened in October 2013. In the past, many members of the British Royal Family had visited the school. The list includes Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth of York), Charles, Prince of Wales, Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy. In June 2015, Dean Close School announced the acquisition of a feeder Preparatory school, St Johns on the Hill, Chepstow. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dean Close School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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