Special school · Cheshire West and Chester

Dee Banks School

Term dates

Cheshire West and Chester council sets the term dates for this school. See all Cheshire West and Chester dates, taken from the council's own page.

2026/27

2027/28

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Admissions

Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.

How EHC plans work on GOV.UK

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 23 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Special measures

Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum and teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Urgent improvement
Sixth form
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards: not met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type
Special school
Phase
Special
Ages
2–19
Pupils
141
Gender
Mixed
Phone
01244667800
Address
Dee Banks, Sandy Lane, Chester, CH3 5UX

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