Bedale High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Fitzalan Road, Bedale, DL8 2EQ
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 26/06/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
18.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
555
Capacity used
Has space79%
700 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
80 of 80 families who put it first got an offer
100
Places offered
178
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 80 | 80 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 7 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 178 | 88 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christopher Stokes
- Address
- Fitzalan Road, Bedale, DL8 2EQ
- Phone
- 01677422419
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bedale · Thirsk and Malton
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 121670
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
555 pupils · 700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 597 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 101 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 97 | 19% | 46% | 78% | |
| English Language | 97 | 13% | 54% | 80% | |
| Statistics | 95 | 13% | 40% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 95 | 17% | 58% | 77% | |
| History | 73 | 12% | 27% | 41% | |
| Combined Science | 66 | 0% | 29% | 58% | |
| Geography | 48 | 25% | 73% | 88% | |
| Design & Technology | 44 | 16% | 59% | 70% | |
| French | 34 | 32% | 68% | 76% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 34 | 44% | 74% | 88% | |
| Biology | 31 | 26% | 84% | 97% | |
| Physics | 31 | 48% | 94% | 97% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Yorkshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.