St Anselm's School
St Anselm's School is an independent school in Bakewell for boys and girls aged 0 to 13. It has 98 pupils and room for 320.
Stanedge Road, Bakewell, DE45 1DP01629 343434sanselms.co.ukMr Peter Cook headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2019
14 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 14 | 9 | 5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 57.6 | 46.8 | – | 46.7 | 47.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 50% | 44% | – | 44% | 44% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 79% | 78% | – | 67% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 5.36 | 4.32 | – | 4.07 | 4.17 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 57% | 67% | – | 35% | 41% |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2019
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derbyshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 98 | 123 | 134 | 150 | 172 | 207 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 16% | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakewell CofE Infant School | Academy | 360 m | 36 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| Lady Manners School | Foundation | 0.6 miles | 1,405 | Good 2020 | 79 | Compare |
| Bakewell Methodist Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 39 | Requires improvement 2021 | 27 | Compare |
| Longstone CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.1 miles | 94 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Pilsley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.2 miles | 64 | Good 2022 | 55 | Compare |
| Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School | Church of England | 2.7 miles | 58 | Good 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.2 miles | 68 | Outstanding 2024 | 79 | Compare |
| Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Church of England | 3.3 miles | 60 | Good 2024 | 42 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Anselm's School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Anselm's School yet.
How good are St Anselm's School's GCSE results?
In summer 2019, 50% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 44%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 57.6, against 47.8 for England.
How many pupils does St Anselm's School have?
98 pupils aged 0 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 320 places, so it is 31% full.
Does St Anselm's School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Stanedge Road, Bakewell, DE45 1DP
- Telephone
- 01629 343434
- Website
- www.sanselms.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Cook
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Bakewell
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1948
- URN
- 113002 · LAESTAB 8306004 · UKPRN 10018638
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2018/19 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.