Dee Banks School
Other · Community special school · Ages 2–19 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Dee Banks School is an other school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–19 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 March 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Dee Banks, Sandy Lane, Deebanks School, Chester, CH3 5UX
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 2–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 141 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at Dee Banks School each morning with smiles on their faces.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and said that they feel happy and safe there.”
- “Pupils are friendly and welcoming.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, links between the curriculum and the learning designed by teachers are unclear.”
- “This means that pupils’ learning is sometimes not organised in logical steps.”
- “That said, from time to time, some teachers do not use assessment information sufficiently well to plan the next steps in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Maple Grove School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Abbey School for Exceptional Children 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Queen's School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The King's School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Firs School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College 2.3 mi School remains Good
- Ancora House School 2.3 mi Outstanding
- The Hammond 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade