Lady Manners School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Derbyshire
Shutts Lane, Bakewell, DE45 1JA
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/03/2020
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
14.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,405
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,437 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
228 of 230 families who put it first got an offer
234
Places offered
413
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 230 | 228 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 135 | 5 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 48 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 413 | 234 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gary Peat
- Address
- Shutts Lane, Bakewell, DE45 1JA
- Phone
- 01629812671
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bakewell · Derbyshire Dales
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 112996
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,405 pupils · 1,437 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
12 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
10 March 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,181 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.71 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 70% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 230 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.48 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 27.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 100 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 229 | 26% | 62% | 84% | |
| English Language | 228 | 22% | 64% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 224 | 16% | 64% | 81% | |
| Geography | 147 | 27% | 59% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 120 | 8% | 28% | 65% | |
| Biology | 107 | 42% | 87% | 93% | |
| Physics | 106 | 45% | 89% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 106 | 47% | 82% | 93% | |
| History | 97 | 23% | 53% | 68% | |
| French | 86 | 17% | 49% | 59% | |
| German | 78 | 13% | 47% | 65% | |
| Business | 75 | 24% | 55% | 64% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 33 | 18% | 52% | 73% | |
| Psychology | 29 | 3% | 17% | 41% | |
| History | 22 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| Biology | 20 | 10% | 40% | 70% | |
| Physics | 19 | 16% | 26% | 63% | |
| Geography | 19 | 5% | 21% | 53% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 18 | 0% | 11% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 27% | 47% | 80% | |
| English Language | 15 | 0% | 7% | 33% | |
| Economics | 14 | 14% | 21% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 9% | 18% | 64% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 10 | 10% | 20% | 90% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10386: Lady Manners School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.