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Dee Banks School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–19 · Community special school
Dee Banks, Sandy Lane, Deebanks School, Chester CH3 5UX · deebanksschool.co.uk · 01244 667800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade · safeguarding standards not met
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire West and Chester 59%, England 61%
- Pupils
- 141
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2023/24, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 59%, and across England 61%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | hidden | 106 | |
| Maths | hidden | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | 0 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dee Banks School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade. Safeguarding standards were not met.
- Inclusion: Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Urgent improvement
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Not met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 28
- 25% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (100%) with SEND