Voluntary controlled school · North Yorkshire

Bedale Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
316Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121479URN

Firby Road, Bedale, DL8 2AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

56 applications for 32 places · 103rd of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

29 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 November 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 32 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	32	56	1.8	31	0.97
Sep 2025	44	67	1.5	43	0.98
Sep 2024	33	57	1.7	33	1.00
Sep 2023	43	64	1.5	44	1.02
Sep 2022	46	59	1.3	46	1.00
Sep 2021	38	50	1.3	38	1.00
Sep 2020	47	59	1.3	47	1.00
Sep 2019	39	45	1.2	39	1.00
Sep 2018	53	67	1.3	52	0.98
Sep 2017	36	49	1.4	36	1.00
Sep 2016	47	66	1.4	56	1.19
Sep 2015	46	53	1.2	46	1.00
Sep 2014	41	47	1.2	41	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 86% · Maths 84% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%37th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard41%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth23%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard34%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	14%	106	106
2023/24	80%	12%	107	105
2022/23	77%	16%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bedale Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

3.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Crakehall Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Snape Community Primary School
3.5 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

0.9applications per place
Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

6.0applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Burneston Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.8 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Leeming RAF Community Primary School
5.0 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School
7.5 km · North Yorkshire

2026

2.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Masham CofE Primary School
8.1 km · North Yorkshire

Special measures Inadequate2024

3.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121479 · 815/3010
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 316 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Firby Road, Bedale, DL8 2AT
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources