Crakehall Church of England Primary School
The Green, Bedale, DL8 1HP
121 pupils · 114% of 106 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 7.4%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 December 2024, published 5 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 11 | 46 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 23 | 59 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 22 | 40 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 13 | 30 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 12 | 27 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 19 | 32 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 13 | 13 | 24 | 13 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bedale Church of England Primary School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School 6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Snape Community Primary School 6.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Leeming RAF Community Primary School 7.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.