Bedale High School
Community school · 555 pupils
67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1
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Barlby High School
- Pupils on roll
- 482of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 18.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 98
- Ofsted
- Report card, 25 November 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Barlby High School (URN 121708, until 1 September 2017).
What the data says
Barlby High School has no sixth form. Of the 107 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 3% moved to a sixth form college, 87% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 48% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.8 against 46.1 across England and 46.5 in North Yorkshire, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 1% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Yorkshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Barlby High School | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 107 | 6,208 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 34% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 87% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Barlby High School | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.8 | 46.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 3% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | 4.12 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 11% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 24.8 | 31.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.1 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 98 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 67% |
| English Language | 98 | 100% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 73% |
| English Literature | 97 | 99% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 53% |
| Geography | 58 | 59% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 52 | 53% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 60% |
| Design and Technology | 47 | 48% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 13% |
| Physics | 45 | 46% | 23% | 9% | 46% | 58% |
| Biology | 45 | 46% | 23% | 9% | 45% | 62% |
| Chemistry | 45 | 46% | 23% | 4% | 47% | 60% |
| History | 38 | 39% | 41% | 39% | 26% | 68% |
| Business Studies | 33 | 34% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 39% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 24% | 7% | 17% | 24% | 58% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 20% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 60% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 19% | 13% | 21% | 30% | 53% |
| Sociology | 14 | 14% | 4% | 7% | 21% | 50% |
| Drama | 14 | 14% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 79% |
| Music | 8 | 8% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| Religious Studies | 5 | 5% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| French | 3 | 3% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Astronomy | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
| Latin | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 74% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 9 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 8 | — | — |
Where Barlby High School is
Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from North Yorkshire’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in North Yorkshire
Boroughbridge High School
Community school · 388 pupils
63% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.0
Brayton Academy
Academy sponsor led · 988 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4
Ermysted's Grammar School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 836 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 67.3
Filey Academy
Academy sponsor led · 461 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.7
George Pindar School
Academy sponsor led · 730 pupils
64% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.