Bedale Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bedale · DL8 2AT · North Yorkshire
Ages 5–11
- KS277%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM14.6%
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 121670
Bedale High School
Community school · Bedale · DL8 2EQ
Ages 11–16 · 555 pupils · North Yorkshire
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Attainment 8
42.0
Overall absence
11.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2024-06-26
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.30
−20+2
Attainment 842.0
English & maths grade 5+31%
English & maths grade 4+59%
EBacc entry26%
EBacc APS: 3.7
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.8%
Unauthorised2.8%
- Authorised absence
- 8.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 594
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill79%
555 pupils · 700 places
- Pupils on roll
- 555
- Boys / girls
- 275 / 280
- School capacity
- 700
- Capacity fill
- 555 / 700 (79%)
- Free school meals
- 21.5%
- FSM pupils
- 119
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Stokes
Location
- Address
- Fitzalan Road
- Postcode
- DL8 2EQ
- Town
- Bedale
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Bedale, North Yorkshire, 555 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.5%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Mowbray Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy special converter
Bedale · DL8 2SD · North Yorkshire
Ages 2–16
- FSM40.5%
0.3 miles away
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Northallerton · DL7 9AU · North Yorkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS214%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM14.0%
1.9 miles away
Crakehall Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bedale · DL8 1HP · North Yorkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS268%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM7.4%
2.0 miles away
Snape Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bedale · DL8 2TF · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- Absence3.9%
- FSM10.7%
2.1 miles away
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Ripon · HG4 4AH · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM15.4%
2.5 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Bedale · DL8 2HX · North Yorkshire
Ages 5–11
- KS265%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM7.6%
2.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Stokes
- Telephone
- 01677422419