Bedale High SchoolMowbray Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bedale.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Bedale High School and Mowbray Academy in Bedale.

  • Bedale High School was judged strong and Mowbray Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for Bedale High School and 3.0 for Mowbray Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Bedale High School (46.0 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Bedale High School versus Mowbray Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BedaleBedale High SchoolBedaleMowbray AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100 Not scored
Local ranking21st of 41 in North Yorkshire Not ranked
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy special converter
PhaseSecondary Not reported
Age range11-16 2-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll555 316
Capacity700 316
LocationBedale, DL8 2EQ Bedale, DL8 2SD
GCSE results
Attainment 847.8 Stronger figure3.0 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.4% Stronger figure0.0% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths75.2% Stronger figure0.0% 64.8%
Cohort105 29
Pupils
Pupils in the census560 321
Free school meals (ever 6)21.3% 44.9%
English as an additional language3.8% 5.0%
SEN support24.1% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.8% Stronger figure10.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.9% Stronger figure24.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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