Lady Manners School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Bakewell, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 1,405 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in March 2020. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 52.2 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 8 September 2026 to 23 July 2027.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Lady Manners School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 10 Mar 2020 · Published 21 May 2020
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Lady Manners School.

Lady Manners School term dates calendar 2026–2027
Official term-dates calendar · 2026–2027 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 4 INSET Days
  • 7 INSET Days
  • 8 Please note is for Years 7 and 12 only the remainder of the school will
  • 8–30 Term
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–23 Term
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 INSET Days
  • 3–30 Term
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Term
  • 28 Friday 25
January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 Public Holidays
  • 4 INSET Days
  • 5–31 Term
February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–12 Term
  • 22–28 Term
March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–25 Term
  • 29 Friday 26
April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 12–30 Term
May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–28 Term
  • 3 Public Holidays
  • 31 Public Holidays
June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 7–30 Term
July 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–23 Term
  • 26 Twilight

Key dates (2026–2027)

  • INSET Days Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
  • INSET Days Sep 7, 2026 Inset Day
  • Please note is for Years 7 and 12 only the remainder of the school will Sep 8, 2026 Term
  • Term Sep 8, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
  • INSET Days Nov 2, 2026 Inset Day
  • Term Nov 3, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • Friday 25 Dec 28, 2026 Bank Holiday
  • Public Holidays Jan 1, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • INSET Days Jan 4, 2027 Inset Day
  • Term Jan 5, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
  • Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • Friday 26 Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Term Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
  • Public Holidays May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Public Holidays May 31, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 23, 2027 Term
  • Twilight Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
52.2 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 18%
55.2% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 21%
36.48 A level average score England 35 Top 33%
14.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Lady Manners School with Derbyshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 52.2 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 52.2
Derbyshire County Council 45 England 46.1 +6.1 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 55.2%
Derbyshire County Council 42.9% England 45.4% +9.8 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 37.8
Derbyshire County Council 34 England 34.9 +2.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 17.1
Derbyshire County Council 15.2 England 15.5 +1.6 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 15.7%
Derbyshire County Council 27.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 230
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 36.48 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 36.48
Derbyshire County Council 32.99 England 35 +1.5 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 100
Attendance 14.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 14.1%
Derbyshire County Council 15.7% England 17.8% -3.6 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.6%
Derbyshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% -0.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 92%
Derbyshire County Council 91% England 92% in line with England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 80%
Derbyshire County Council 80% England 83% -3 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 92% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 92%
Derbyshire County Council 85% England 79% +13 vs England
Went to higher education 74%
Derbyshire County Council 42% England 37% +37 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Lady Manners School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Lady Manners School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.