Lady Manners SchoolHighfields School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lady Manners School and Highfields School are secondary schools.
Lady Manners School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highfields School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lady Manners School is ahead on our composite score.
Lady Manners School was judged Good and Highfields School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.0 for Lady Manners School and 49.6 for Highfields School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lady Manners School (54.9 in 2021-22, 53.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Highfields School (50.2 in 2022-23, 49.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BakewellLady Manners School | MatlockHighfields School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 13th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,405 | 1,298 | |
| Capacity | 1,437 | 1,394 | |
| Location | Bakewell, DE45 1JA | Matlock, DE4 5NA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.0 Stronger figure | 49.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.6% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83.8% Stronger figure | 75.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 235 | 224 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 100 | 106 | |
| A-level average points | 36.5 Stronger figure | 35.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.9 Stronger figure | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.4% Stronger figure | 18.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,400 | 1,295 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.0% | 25.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.6% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 3.5% | 10.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% Stronger figure | 7.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.1% Stronger figure | 14.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lady Manners School
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