The school was developing new ideas and the head Mary Collin and her deputy, Marion Layton, like Baker had degrees.

Baker would later follow Collin's style of being strict but open to new ideas.

At the school Baker met her life partner Lucy Jane Rendall.

Baker, known as BMB,[3] was fundamental in shaping Badminton's ethos and had a deep personal influence on individual pupils.

[5] A pioneer in many educational fields, she established Badminton as a much-admired progressive school.