Bedale Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Bedale, North Yorkshire
Bedale Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bedale, North Yorkshire for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Firby Road, Bedale, DL8 2AT
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 316 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this welcoming and caring school.”
- “Staff have high expectations about how hard pupils should work and how they should conduct themselves.”
- “Pupils rise to these expectations and achieve well.”
To improve
- “Pupils generally enjoy the challenging activities teachers provide but in some subjects the tasks set do not require pupils to think deeply enough.”
- “However, despite this, the curriculum in geography, and some other subjects, does not enable pupils to apply their subject-specific knowledge in sophisticated ways.”
- “For instance, pupils do not get the chance to explore cause and effect when they write about events in history.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as North Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Crakehall Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Snape Community Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Burneston Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Leeming RAF Community Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Masham CofE Primary School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published