Lady Manners School
Shutts Lane, Bakewell, DE45 1JA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Peat
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,437
- Pupils on roll
- 1,405
- URN
- 112996
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01629812671
About this school
Lady Manners School is a foundation secondary school in Bakewell. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,405 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lady Manners School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 188 | 231 | 230 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | 55.3 | 52.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.22 to +0.19 | +0.37 +0.19 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 66.2% | 55.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 84.8% | 78.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 78.8% | 70% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lady Manners 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 | 50.2 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.2 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,386 |
| 2023/24 | 1,414 |
| 2024/25 | 1,400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lady Manners School compares
Lady Manners School ranked 4th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.2 | 6.6% | 18% | 1,405 | — |
| Highfields School | 47 | 7.1% | 25.4% | 1,298 | 7.4 miles |
| Brookfield Community School | 50.8 | 8% | 20.8% | 1,156 | 9.0 miles |
| Anthony Gell School | 45.8 | 10.9% | 25.2% | 776 | 9.9 miles |
| King Ecgbert School | 56.1 | 5.5% | 21.2% | 1,575 | 10.0 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 59.4 | 5.9% | 17.4% | 1,400 | 10.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 February 2025
- 10 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.96%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 14.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfields School7.4 miles
Secondary · Matlock
-
Brookfield Community School9.0 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Anthony Gell School9.9 miles
Secondary · Matlock
-
King Ecgbert School10.0 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy10.1 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
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
- St Anselm's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Lady Manners School teach?
- Lady Manners School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bakewell.
- Who is the headteacher of Lady Manners School?
- The headteacher of Lady Manners School is Mr Gary Peat, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lady Manners School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lady Manners School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lady Manners School?
- Lady Manners School has 1,405 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lady Manners School full?
- Lady Manners School has capacity for 1,437 pupils and 1,405 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lady Manners School a faith school?
- No. Lady Manners School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lady Manners School a selective school?
- No. Lady Manners School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Lady Manners School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.2 in 2022/23 and 52.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lady Manners School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Lady Manners School ranked 4th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lady Manners School's absence rate?
- Lady Manners School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lady Manners School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lady Manners 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 29 June 2026.