North Yorkshire
Bedale High School
GCSE results 2026: every North Yorkshire school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 47.8 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 47.8
- Attainment 8
- 52%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.30
- Progress 8
- [-0.58, -0.02]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 89 | 83 | 83 (100%) | 170 |
| September 2025 | 100 | 80 | 80 (100%) | 178 |
| September 2024 | 113 | 96 | 96 (100%) | 181 |
| September 2023 | 127 | 110 | 110 (100%) | 196 |
| September 2022 | 125 | 109 | 109 (100%) | 145 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check North Yorkshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 105 | 47.8 | — | 52.4% | 11.4% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 101 | 46.1 | — | 39.6% | — | 34.7% | 4.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 101 | 42.0 | -0.30 | 30.7% | — | 25.7% | 3.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 90 | 40.1 | -0.48 | 28.9% | — | 24.4% | 3.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 97 | 46.0 | -0.32 | — | — | 39.0% | 4.0 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 121670 |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Community school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Interim Headteacher Christopher Stokes |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | DL8 2EQ |
| Pupils | 560 |
| FSM eligible | 20.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Fitzalan Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2EQ
http://www.bedalehighschool.org.uk/1677422419| DfE number | 4052 |
| UKPRN | 10014827 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 23 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 11 Sept 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 26 Jun 2024 |
| Publication date | 11 Sept 2024 |