Thank you for your interest in Lady Manners School.

Admissions to Lady Manners School

We would be happy to answer any questions that you have before deciding on your choice of secondary school.  Please email info@ladymanners.derbyshire.sch.uk and we will ensure a quick response to your enquiry. Alternatively, please complete this online form so that we can contact you with the relevant information.

The open evening will take place on the 28th September 2023. Please see below for details:

 

Welcome to Lady Manners School

Being a Lady Manners Student

Our students are positive ambassadors for our school. They are ‘confident and develop high aspirations’ and ‘are proud that they attend Lady Manners School’ (Ofsted, March 2020).

Students work hard and achieve consistently strong exam results. They engage in the many extra-curricular activities we provide for personal development, giving our students the opportunities to grow as active, healthy and engaged citizens. Ofsted recognised our work in the area of personal development, awarding us a rating of ‘outstanding’ for this aspect of our school.

You can hear how some of our students feel about being a part of Lady Manners School in this video:

A Broad and Balanced Curriculum

We are proud of our curriculum and carefully consider the needs of our students, and our local rural community when developing the range of subjects that we offer. These videos enable you to meet some of our Curriculum Leaders.

Art

Computer Science and ICT

Design, Technology and Food Technology

Drama

English

Geography

History

Learning Support

Library

Mathematics

Modern Foreign Languages

Music

Personal Development and RE

Physical Education

Science

Please download our curriculum guides for more detail of our Key Stage 3 subjects, and of those we offer at Key Stages 4 and 5:

See More of Lady Manners School

If you want to see more of the school site, have a look at our Virtual School Tours page where you will find a selection of 360 degree tours of the school, and an external tour around the site, filmed using our drone.

You may find the following information about Lady Manners School useful:

Admissions Policy Visit our ‘Policies’ page to download a copy of our Admissions Policy
Curriculum Details of the curriculum studied for each subject, by school year
Clubs and Activities Download a brochure showing the wide range of extra-curricular clubs and activities run at the school
Facebook Like our Facebook page for regular news about our students’ achievements and activities
Latest News School news items from the past year
New to the School? A page for parents of new Year 7 students, shedding light on the first day of school
Ofsted and School Performance Data Links to the school’s latest Ofsted report, and Department of Education performance data
PTFA Information on how you can support the school through the Parent, Teacher and Friends Association
School Day How the day is arranged at Lady Manners School
School Meals Details of what our students can choose for lunch
School Transport Information on school transport.
School Uniform What is the uniform and where to buy it
Virtual School Tours A range of virtual tours to enable you to see some of our facilities online

Frequently Asked Questions

We answer many of the questions we are often asked, below:

There are over 80 extra curricular clubs from Art to Zoo Keepers Clubs. There are numerous sports clubs from dance to table tennis. We also run teams for many sports which compete with other schools, and in county and national competitions including football, netball, athletics, equestrian, hockey, table tennis, badminton, rugby, dance, cricket, rounders, basketball etc.

Science have various clubs including STEM Club and our Music Department have bands, orchestras and ensembles from beginner level to students who are performing at Grade 6 and above. In addition we run sports trips to locations such as Dubai and Canada, Ocean Sailing, Language trips to France and Germany and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to widen the experiences of our young people. We have an active house system and house competitions are a popular part of school life.

We work closely with all primary schools to ensure we can know your child’s strengths and personality well before they arrive. We visit every student transferring to us in the summer term in their own primary school. We invite the students to Lady Manners School in the summer term for taster days and on one of those days we encourage the students to take the bus and they also experience lunch!

We are proud that Lady Manners School holds the Dyslexia Friendly Schools’ status from the British Dyslexia Association. All student worksheets are printed on cream paper to reduce glare and we also provide reading rulers and overlays for textbooks, ensure that PowerPoint presentations are in dyslexia friendly fonts and give extremely dyslexic students copies of lesson notes. In some cases, a laptop/voice activated software and reader pens are provided for assessments.

We have an excellent Learning Support Department with a dedicated SENDCo, Assistant SENDCo and 7 Teaching Assistants (TAs). TAs provide some in class support for students with an Education, Health and Care Plan and various interventions for others on the Special Educational Needs Register.

We also run a literacy programme in Year 7 to help with phonics and comprehension for any student who may need a little extra help. A specialist TA in maths provides maths intervention for those students who may need this and we have a TA who specialises in supporting students with medical, physical impairment and with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

All teachers have taken part in training led by Autism Outreach. We run a successful ‘All About Me’ Club to support students who have ASD to form relationships with others.

All teachers are given regular training in scaffolding techniques and quality first teaching for all children especially for those with learning difficulties.

We have a dedicated medical room staffed by a medically qualified staff member. We also have several other qualified first aiders on site. In addition to this, we have a TA who is a qualified nurse who supports some students with specific medical needs.

All students attend a 15 minute form time at 9am. They then have five one hour lessons with a 15 minute break in the morning and a one hour lunch break. All students finish school at 3.35pm.

In Key Stage 3, all students study maths, English, science, geography, history, RE, a modern foreign language, personal development, ICT, music, drama, art (including textiles), design and technology, food technology and PE.

We currently offer Post 16 courses in art, textiles, product design, French, German, maths, further maths, chemistry, biology, physics, RE, politics, economics, business studies, psychology, English language, English literature, music, drama, geography, history, health and social care, sport studies, ICT and computer science.

We hope that we have included the information you need to be able to make your decision about your choice of secondary school, and we very much hope that you will want to choose Lady Manners School. If, however, you still have questions please let us know either by submitting your question on this online form, or emailing us at info@ladymanners.derbyshire.sch.uk

We will add our answers to the FAQ section above. We will respond to more specific or individual queries by email.

What Next?

Applications for places at Lady Manners School are administered by Derbyshire County Council:

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/education/schools/school-places/apply-for-a-school-place

We look forward to welcoming our new Year 7 students to Lady Manners School in September 2023.