Lady Manners School, Bakewell

In 2026, pupils at Lady Manners School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 52.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.37: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 48.2, against 53.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Geography, Combined Science and Biology.

For September 2026 entry, 211 families put Lady Manners School as their first choice and 418 named it as one of their preferences, for 221 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

237 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lady Manners School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 231 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 125 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 26% into work. 40% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 47 pupils (3.3%) received SEN support and 17 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Rowsley South (Peak Rail), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lady Manners School (se-bound), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 33 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

In 2024/25, Lady Manners School issued 36 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Lady Manners School are Bakewell Methodist Academy (0.3 miles) and Bakewell CofE Infant School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.