Bedale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 26 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 121670
- Address
- Fitzalan Road, DL8 2EQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 566 (58% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.7%
White British 93.3%
Other White 2.7%
Mixed 2.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.48
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.1
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.45
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 84 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 87 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 86 |
Admissions
Bedale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 130 59 71 |
| Year 8 | 124 63 61 |
| Year 9 | 105 46 59 |
| Year 10 | 104 55 49 |
| Year 11 | 103 56 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 31.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 40.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 11.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |