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Bakewell Methodist Academy

Primary · Bakewell · DE45 1FR

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Requires improvement

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 14 September 2021

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At a glance

39 pupils · 26% of 150 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Methodist
Free school meals
53.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
20% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.bakewellmethodistacademy.co.uk
URN
150292

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 14 September 2021, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

22 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
14%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school59%
Median of its 12 closest peers42.5%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary SchoolWigton · 131 miles awayGood10%
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolBrixham · 210 miles awayGood29%
Willersey Church of England Primary SchoolBroadway · 80 miles awayGood0%
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary SchoolCrediton · 185 miles awayExpected standard56%
Banks Methodist SchoolSouthport · 61 miles awayNeeds attention43%
The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, PointonSleaford · 60 miles awayGood56%
Fishtoft AcademyBoston · 73 miles awayGood64%
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 59 miles awayGood60%
St Budeaux CofE Primary AcademyPlymouth · 221 miles awayNo current grade42%
Mattersey Primary SchoolDoncaster · 32 miles awayGood17%
Brown's Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford · 60 miles awayGood63%
Stoke St Michael Primary SchoolRadstock · 141 miles awayRequires improvement33%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other White background 8% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,308; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,418
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £65,000; in-year balance +£88,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health37.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier60.6%62.3%
Social housing30.9%17.1%
Privately rented8.5%20.5%
Detached houses18.1%22.9%
Flats16.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14%21.1%
Households with no car or van26.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019601 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£360,00099 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£271,500–£450,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (28)£480,000
Semi-detached (45)£360,000
Terraced (13)£275,000
Flat (13)£220,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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