Intelligence snapshot
Demand
Places likely available
Capacity
80% — Moderately filled
Admissions
Non-selective intake
Sixth form
Not available here
Quick takeaway
80% capacity.
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted (2024).
Key points for parents
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2024
This school does not have a sixth form
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 560
- Capacity
- 80%
- FSM
- 20.2%
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Governance
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Head
- Mr Christopher Stokes (Interim Headteacher)
Provisions
- Sixth form
- No
Inspection reports
Official linksNational standing
Requires Improvement is the 3rd highest Ofsted rating — grade 3 of 4.
School inspection: Requires Improvement
13 official reports linked on this page, including 12 earlier reports.
Previous reports
Full inspection: Good
January 2019 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
July 2017 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
November 2016 | Full Inspection
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
September 2014 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
January 2014 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
November 2012 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
September 2012 | Full Inspection
Curriculum and development visit
November 2011 | Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
Full inspection: Satisfactory
December 2010 | Full Inspection
Curriculum and development visit
November 2009 | Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
Full inspection: Good
September 2007 | Full Inspection
Full inspection
November 2003 | Full Inspection
Location
Fitzalan Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2EQ
Rural setting
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