Schools in Oakham
Oakham is the county town of Rutland, England's smallest county, and is served by 19 schools: 13 primaries and 1 secondary, Catmose College. Admissions across Rutland are co-ordinated by Rutland County Council, which publishes catchment maps and oversubscription criteria each September for the following academic year.
Nine of Oakham's schools have a religious character - the majority Church of England - reflecting Rutland's rural parish network. Three primaries are currently at or above their published admission number, and because the county is small and Catmose College is the sole secondary, nearly all pupils in the area apply to the same school. Three schools hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating. For primary places, families should verify their address is within the defined catchment and submit preferences by mid-January.
School demand in Oakham
Across the 19 schools in Oakham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 80%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
9 schools in Oakham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
14 of the schools in Oakham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Rutland, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
3 of the schools in Oakham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Oakham: 2 oversubscribed (13)
Brooke Hill Academy
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Oakham · LE15 6HQ
Catmose Primary
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Oakham · LE15 6SH
Leighfield Primary School
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Oakham · LE15 9TS
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
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Oakham · LE15 6EH
Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School
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Oakham · LE15 7HY
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
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Oakham · LE15 7DL
Whissendine Church of England Primary School
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Oakham · LE15 7ET
Cottesmore Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Oakham · LE15 7BA
Edith Weston Academy
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Oakham · LE15 8HQ
Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School
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Oakham · LE15 8AY
Empingham Church of England Primary School
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Oakham · LE15 8PQ
Uppingham Church of England Primary School
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Oakham · LE15 9RT
Oakham CofE Primary School
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Oakham · LE15 6GY
Secondary Schools in Oakham (1)
Other Schools in Oakham (5)
Oakham School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Oakham · LE15 6DT
The Grange Therapeutic School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Oakham · LE15 8LY
Brooke Priory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Oakham · LE15 6QW
Wilds Lodge School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Oakham · LE15 8QQ
Harington School
All through · Free schools 16 to 19
Oakham · LE15 6RP
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Oakham are set by Rutland and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.