Bedale High School

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Bedale High School
Address
Bedale High School
Fitzalan Road

, ,
DL8 2EQ

England
Coordinates 54°17′02″N1°35′28″W / 54.2840°N 1.5912°W / 54.2840; -1.5912
Information
Type Community school
Local authority North Yorkshire Council
Department for Education URN 121670 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherChris Stokes
Age11to 16
Enrolment565 (2024)
Website http://www.bedalehighschool.org.uk/

Bedale High School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school situated on Fitzalan Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, England.

Its predecessor Bedale Grammar School dates to an endowment of 1588. Nicholas Carlisle in his 1818 survey of endowed grammar schools [1] describes the school as 'ancient', evidencing the fact that the school received Crown funding following the Dissolution of the monasteries (1536-1540).

The School's 2004 Ofsted Inspection Report rated the school for overall effectiveness as Grade 2 (good); in 2007 again as Grade 2; and in 2010, as Grade 3 (satisfactory). [2] In 2019, it was awarded a Grade 2 (good) rating. [2]

In 2001, just before the 2001 General Election, Jonathan Dimbleby hosted a live broadcast of Any Questions? from the school. [3] In 2017, the police were called to a disturbance on the school playing field. The protest by students was in regard to a restriction on toilet breaks, which one parent described as "humiliating". The police stated it was not a criminal matter. [4] [5]

Notable pupils

References

  1. A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools in England and Wales, 2 vols. (1818)
  2. 1 2 "Bedale High School URN: 121670". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Election means all change on BBC panel" . infoweb.newsbank.com. 11 May 2001. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "Bedale High School pupils protest over toilet restrictions". BBC News. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. Harley, Nicola (10 March 2017). "School bans pupils from spending too much time in the toilets as police called to rowdy protest" . The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. "New passport dash follows country call-up". The Northern Echo. 8 February 2002. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Chapman, Hannah, ed. (27 November 2020). "The Bedale High School pupils who went on to greater things". Darlington & Stockton Times. No. 48–2020. p. 72. ISSN   2516-5348.