Bakewell Methodist Junior School
Stoney Close, Bakewell, DE45 1FR
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Bakewell Methodist Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Owens
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 112870
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
About this school
Bakewell Methodist Junior School was a Methodist voluntary controlled primary school in Bakewell. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 54 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bakewell Methodist Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bakewell Methodist Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bakewell Methodist Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 70% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 27.8% | 54 | — |
| Bakewell Methodist Academy | 59% | 4% | 45.5% | 39 | 0.0 miles |
| Bakewell CofE Infant School | — | 4.9% | 37% | 36 | 0.6 miles |
| Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School | 25% | 3.9% | 32.8% | 58 | 2.1 miles |
| Pilsley CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 64 | 2.5 miles |
| Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 14.9% | 68 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.8%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bakewell Methodist Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Bakewell CofE Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Pilsley CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Matlock
Other schools in Bakewell
- Bakewell CofE Infant School Primary
- Bakewell Methodist Academy Primary
- Monyash CofE Primary School Primary
- Pilsley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary
- Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Lady Manners School Secondary
- St Anselm's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Bakewell Methodist Junior School teach?
- Bakewell Methodist Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Bakewell.
- Has Bakewell Methodist Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bakewell Methodist Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bakewell Methodist Junior School?
- Bakewell Methodist Junior School had 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Bakewell Methodist Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bakewell Methodist Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bakewell Methodist Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2024.