Bedale High School is a

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, community school situated on Fitzalan Road,

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, England. The School's 2004

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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). In 2019, it was awarded a Grade 2 (good) rating. In 2001, just before the 2001 General Election,

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hosted a live broadcast of ''

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'' from the school. 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.

Notable pupils

* Micael Duff, football manager *

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, footballer * Paul Grayson, cricketer *

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, football manager

References

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