Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Bakewell CofE Infant School
This school
Bakewell Methodist Academy
Partner infant school
Reception to Year 2 · 940 m away from Bakewell Methodist Academy
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Bakewell CofE Infant School.
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 59% | 59% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 68% | 71% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 18% | 26% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 104 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Bakewell CofE Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Methodist school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when Bakewell Methodist Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Methodist school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Bakewell Methodist Academy had 55 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 150. It is a mixed school.
Voluntary aided school
2.1 miles away
Voluntary aided school
2.5 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
2.6 miles away
Voluntary aided school
2.7 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
2.8 miles away