Bedale Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bedale · DL8 2AT · North Yorkshire
Ages 5–11
- KS280%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM14.6%
- Demand1.00
2.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 121483
Crakehall Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Bedale · DL8 1HP
Ages 4–11 · 121 pupils · North Yorkshire
Ofsted
Standards maintained
KS2 expected (RWM)
82%
Overall absence
3.3%
Admissions demand
1.10 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-02-05
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)82%
Higher standard (RWM)27%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 111.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 109.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.4%
Unauthorised0.6%
- Authorised absence
- 2.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 87
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.10 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
22
Places offered
20
1st-preference offers
20
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 40
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 20
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill114%
121 pupils · 106 places
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- Boys / girls
- 68 / 53
- School capacity
- 106
- Capacity fill
- 121 / 106 (114%)
- Free school meals
- 7.4%
- FSM pupils
- 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Federation
- Synergy Schools
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike White
Location
- Address
- The Green, Crakehall
- Postcode
- DL8 1HP
- Town
- Bedale
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Urban/rural
- Smaller 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bedale, North Yorkshire, 121 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (ce).
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Northallerton · DL7 9AU · North Yorkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS286%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM14.0%
- Demand0.75
2.7 miles away
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Ripon · HG4 4AH · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM15.4%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike White
- Telephone
- 01677422515