Dee Banks SchoolDorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chester.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Dee Banks School and Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College in Chester.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Dee Banks School was judged Good and Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChesterDee Banks School | ChesterDorin Park School & Specialist SEN College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 4-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 141 | 170 | |
| Capacity | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Location | Chester, CH3 5UX | Chester, CH2 1HD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 6 | 15 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 139 | 157 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.3% | 36.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.9% | 6.4% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.9% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 37.8% | 26.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Dee Banks School
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
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