Secondary · DL8 · North Yorkshire

Bedale High School

Fitzalan Road, Bedale, DL8 2EQ

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance92.7%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.30
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils555

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in DL8. Where we have them, council (North Yorkshire) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
555
Free school meals
21.5%
10.2% above district average (11.3%)

Also: North Yorkshire 17.7% · England 25.8%

SEN
27.3%
5% above district average (22.3%)

Also: North Yorkshire 16.2% · England 16.5%

EAL
3.8%
1.5% above district average (2.3%)
Attendance
92.7%
2.6% below district average (95.3%)

Also: North Yorkshire 91.5% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
19.2%
Progress 8
-0.30 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
46.1
Grade 5+ English & maths
39.6%
Grade 4+ English & maths
73.3%
Entered for EBacc
34.7%
EBacc average point score
4.02

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the DL8 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194.1%
  • 2021/2289.2%
  • 2022/2389.2%
  • 2023/2489.4%
  • 2024/2591.4%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
700
Pupils on roll
555

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the North Yorkshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
27.3%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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