Wilds Lodge School
Stamford Road, Empingham, Oakham, LE15 8QQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Mr Toby Oakley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 134938
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01780767254
About this school
Wilds Lodge School is an independent special school in Oakham. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 106 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Wilds Lodge School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Wilds Lodge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.4 | 9.9 | 11.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wilds Lodge School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rutland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4 | 35.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9 | 34.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5 | 35 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 106
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meadows View School3.4 miles
Special schools · Stamford
-
Stamford Junior School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Stamford
-
Stamford Endowed Schools4.3 miles
Independent schools · Lincolnshire
-
The Shires4.9 miles
Special schools
-
Copthill Independent Day School & Nursery6.3 miles
Independent schools · Stamford
Other schools in Oakham
- The Grange Therapeutic School Special schools
- Brooke Hill Academy Primary
- Catmose Primary Primary
- Cottesmore Academy Primary
- Edith Weston Academy Primary
- Empingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School Primary
- Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Leighfield Primary School Primary
- Oakham CofE Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wilds Lodge School teach?
- Wilds Lodge School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Oakham.
- Who is the principal of Wilds Lodge School?
- The principal of Wilds Lodge School is Mr Toby Oakley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wilds Lodge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wilds Lodge School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Wilds Lodge School?
- Wilds Lodge School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Wilds Lodge School full?
- Wilds Lodge School has capacity for 120 pupils and 106 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wilds Lodge School a faith school?
- No. Wilds Lodge School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wilds Lodge School a selective school?
- No. Wilds Lodge School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Wilds Lodge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.4 in 2022/23 and 11.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wilds Lodge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wilds Lodge School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.