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Bedale Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Elizabeth Turnbull

location_onBedale, DL8 2AT

language Visit Website phone 1677422401

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

334

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bedale Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Bedale, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bedale Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Bedale, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 308 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #1,226 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 72%

Maths84% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading88% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading84% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 2.1

1.8

Write

LA 0.0

0.2 to 3.4

1.0

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.5 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.3

-0.6 to 2.8

1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 2.6

1.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.3 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%

Reading78% LA 75%

Writing84% LA 77%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.4

-1.7 to 2.5

1.1

Write

LA 0.0

-0.9 to 3.1

1.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.8 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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27 November 2018

Inspection Report

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16 January 2018

Inspection Report

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13 September 2012

Inspection Report

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02 February 2010

Inspection Report

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17 January 2007

Inspection Report

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12 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-11-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-01-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-09-13

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 308 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	308	4	1.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	299	9	3.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	314	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	307	2	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	313	3	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	330	3	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	334	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	332	4	1.2%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	341	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	337	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	344	6	1.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	350	6	1.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	352	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	347	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	349	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	347	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	354	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	354	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	331	6	1.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	328	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	331	7	2.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	347	4	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	346	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	341	5	1.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Bedale Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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