Dee Banks School
Community special school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).
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Nearby schools
nearest first28 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 1,253 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Boughton Heath AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 225 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Chester International SchoolStudio schools | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Queen's Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 792 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Cherry Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 274 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2015) |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyFree schools | 0.8 mi | Primary | 198 | Good, 2023 |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 447 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| The Catholic High School, ChesterAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 797 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 307 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2015) |
| Hoole Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 395 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Maple Grove SchoolOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 50 | - |
| Abbey School for Exceptional ChildrenOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 128 | - |
| Oldfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 207 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| The Queen's SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 382 | - |
| St Martin's Academy ChesterFree schools | 1.3 mi | Primary | 177 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Christleton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 220 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Huntington Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 385 | Good, 2023 |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.5 mi | Primary | 369 | Good, 2023 |
| Christleton High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,382 | Good, 2024 |
| Newton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 369 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| The King's SchoolOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 1,170 | - |
| Belgrave Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 211 | Good, 2023 |
| University of ChesterHigher education institutions | 1.6 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| The Firs SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 144 | - |
| Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 91 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 |
| Lache Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 169 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 163 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2015) |
| Mill View Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 242 | Outstanding, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
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