Banks House School
Banks House School is an independent special school in Norwich for boys and girls aged 13 to 19. It has 10 pupils and room for 12.
Bright House, 51 Wendene, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9HA01603 742639cascade-schools.com/banks-schoolMrs Dawn Wale headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Primary Academy | Academy | 620 m | 153 | Requires improvement 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School | Church of England | 690 m | 210 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Costessey Primary School | Academy | 990 m | 559 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| Future Education | Independent | 0.6 miles | 42 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Norwich Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 295 | Good 2019 | 33 | Compare |
| Earlham Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.8 miles | 78 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| St Michael's VA Junior School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 423 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Chapel Break Infant School | Council | 1.0 miles | 159 | Outstanding 2023 | 92 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Banks House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Banks House School yet.
How many pupils does Banks House School have?
10 pupils aged 13 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 12 places, so it is 83% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bright House, 51 Wendene, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9HA
- Telephone
- 01603 742639
- Website
- cascade-schools.com/banks-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Wale
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 13-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Bowthorpe
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 23 February 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148346 · LAESTAB 9266030
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.