Dee Banks School

Key facts

Address

Dee Banks, Sandy Lane, Deebanks School, Chester, CH3 5UX

Type

Community special school

Ages

2–19

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.

Nearby special, independent and 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

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