Bakewell Methodist Academy

Derbyshire Dales · DE45 1FR

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 39 pupils, 53.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Bakewell Methodist Academy

General Information

Address: Stoney Close, Bakewell, DE45 1FR – View on map
Phone: 01629812389
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Owens
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Methodist
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

39 pupils out of 150 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 21
% eligible for free school meals: 53.8%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (more mixed than the Derbyshire Dales average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 27.6% a year (Derbyshire Dales 15.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 100% moved to another school, 0% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Derbyshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 17 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 23 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Derbyshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2021 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 59% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 14% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 6 percentage points below the Derbyshire Dales average (65%)
Expected standard by subject: Reading 59% · Writing 68% · Maths 68% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 68%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
Based on: 22 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

Year 6 SATs: 23rd of 35 junior and primary schools in the area

#21Curbar Primary School62%
#22Bradwell Junior School60%
#23Bakewell Methodist Academy59%
#24Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School57%
#25Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School55%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Longford CofE Primary School100%
#2Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School90%
#3Taddington and Priestcliffe School88%
#4All Saints CofE Junior School86%
#5St Anne's CofE Primary School83%
#6Kniveton CofE Primary School82%
=7Clifton CofE Primary School80%
=7Pilsley CofE Primary School80%
=7Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School80%
#10Middleton Community Primary School78%
#11Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School75%
=12Longstone CofE Primary School73%
=12St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School73%
#14Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School70%
#15St Oswald's CofE Primary School68%
=16Grindleford Primary School67%
=16Litton CofE Primary School67%
=16Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School67%
=19Brailsford CofE Primary School63%
=19Darley Dale Primary School63%
#21Curbar Primary School62%
#22Bradwell Junior School60%
#23Bakewell Methodist Academy59%
#24Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School57%
#25Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School55%
#26Hilltop Primary Academy53%
#27Eyam CofE Primary School50%
=28South Darley CofE Primary School44%
=28Wirksworth Junior School44%
#30Monyash CofE Primary School38%
#31St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy37%
#32Castle View Primary School33%
#33Cromford Church of England Primary School29%
#34Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School25%
#35Tansley Primary School23%

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2nd of 3 junior schools in Derbyshire Dales for Ofsted rating

#1Wirksworth Junior SchoolGood
#2Bakewell Methodist AcademyRequires improvement
#3Bradwell Junior SchoolInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Wirksworth Junior SchoolGood
#2Bakewell Methodist AcademyRequires improvement
#3Bradwell Junior SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,418 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 4 junior schools in Derbyshire Dales for spending per pupil

#1Wirksworth Junior School£9,573
#2Bakewell Methodist Academy£8,418
#3Bradwell Junior School£8,020
#4All Saints CofE Junior School£5,941

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Wirksworth Junior School£9,573
#2Bakewell Methodist Academy£8,418
#3Bradwell Junior School£8,020
#4All Saints CofE Junior School£5,941

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