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
- 560 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.1%
White British 92.3%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 2.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
African 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.9
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| English Language | GCSE | 97 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 95 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| French | GCSE | 34 |
| Geography | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
Bedale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 100
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 99 56 43 |
| Year 8 | 130 61 69 |
| Year 9 | 122 57 65 |
| Year 10 | 106 49 57 |
| Year 11 | 103 57 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 67.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 35.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 34.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 4.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.0% 3.0% |