Crakehall Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Bedale, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Crakehall Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bedale, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Crakehall Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though a last distance was published in all 3 earlier years; the figure swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 11 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- The school has 33.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 3rd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Green, Crakehall, Bedale, DL8 1HP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 121 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 33.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 17 December 2024
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils at Crakehall Primary School successfully exemplify their school’s vision of ‘growing together’.”
- “Pupils are well cared for by kind and nurturing adults who make them feel valued and successful.”
- “As a result, they flourish academically and personally.”
To improve
- “On occasions, teaching is less successful in enabling pupils to apply and demonstrate their knowledge when working independently.”
- “Some of the tasks that pupils are set do not take sufficient account of what they know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 February 2025 (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) | 75% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Bedale Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Snape Community Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Leeming RAF Community Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burneston Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published