Bedale High School
Community school in Bedale, North Yorkshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 555 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 700 |
| Free school meals | 21.50% |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Address | Fitzalan Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2EQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.bedalehighschool.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01677422419 |
| URN | 121670 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 June 2024, published 11 September 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College (secondary school, about 11.9 km)
- Risedale School (secondary school, about 13.2 km)
- Wensleydale School (secondary school, about 15.5 km)
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College (secondary school, about 16.2 km)
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 16.3 km)
- Ripon Grammar School (secondary school, about 16.5 km)
- Outwood Academy Ripon (secondary school, about 16.7 km)
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College (secondary school, about 17.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.