Bedale High School

Community school · Secondary school · Bedale, North Yorkshire
DL8 2EQ
Composite score
57.6

About Bedale High School

Bedale High School is a secondary school in Bedale, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 560 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 46.1, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 4.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 73% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Bedale High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,507
National rank
#138
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#20
In North Yorkshire
Top 48%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
73%
% EBacc grade 5+
19%
EBacc average points score
4.02

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 560 % FSM ever-6 21.2% % EAL 3.8% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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