Compare Ancora House School and Dee Banks School and Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Comparison of not applicable schools: Ancora House School (Not applicable) in Chester; Dee Banks School (Not applicable) in Chester; Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College (Not applicable) in Chester — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Ancora House School, Dee Banks School and Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College. They are not applicable phase and pupil referral unit and community special school type located around Chester, Cheshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Ancora House School), published Jun 2023. The lowest is 2 (Dee Banks School), published Dec 2016. The most recent inspection on record is for Ancora House School (Jun 2023). average roll around ≈ 100, combined total ≈ 300, typical FSM 40–45%, range 35–40%–45–50%; all under Cheshire West and Chester local authority.
| Attribute |
Ancora House School
CH2 1BQ
|
Dee Banks School
CH3 5UX
|
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
CH2 1HD
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Not applicable • Pupil referral unit | Not applicable • Community special school | Not applicable • Community special school |
| Location |
Chester Cheshire CH2 1BQ |
Chester Cheshire CH3 5UX |
Chester Cheshire CH2 1HD |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 25 Jun 2023 | 2 9 Dec 2016 | 2 24 Jul 2014 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 0 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 35–40% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 30 | — | — |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | — | — |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester (896) | Cheshire West and Chester (896) | Cheshire West and Chester (896) |
| Website | ancorahouseschool.co.uk | — | www.dorinpark.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01244397598 | 01244667800 | 01244470134 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Pupil referral unit
- Location
- Chester
Cheshire
CH2 1BQ - Ofsted
- 1 25 Jun 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 0 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cheshire West and Chester (896)
- Website
- ancorahouseschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01244397598
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Community special school
- Location
- Chester
Cheshire
CH3 5UX - Ofsted
- 2 9 Dec 2016
- Pupils
- ≈ 150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cheshire West and Chester (896)
- Website
- —
- Telephone
- 01244667800
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Community special school
- Location
- Chester
Cheshire
CH2 1HD - Ofsted
- 2 24 Jul 2014
- Pupils
- ≈ 150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 35–40% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cheshire West and Chester (896)
- Website
- www.dorinpark.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01244470134
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