Uppingham Community College
London Road, Uppingham, LE15 9TJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Principal
- Mr David Anderson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 915
- Pupils on roll
- 919
- URN
- 136629
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01572823631
About this school
Uppingham Community College is a secondary academy in Uppingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 919 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 176 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 46.8 | 49.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.19 to +0.24 | -0.25 -0.46 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 46% | 52.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 71% | 77.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 19.9% | 27.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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 Uppingham Community College 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 | 49.4 | 35.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.8 | 34.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.4 | 35 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 910 |
| 2023/24 | 915 |
| 2024/25 | 919 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Uppingham Community College compares
Uppingham Community College ranked 2nd of 3 secondary schools in Rutland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.4 | 8.5% | 15.1% | 919 | — |
| Lodge Park Academy | 33.5 | 13.2% | 37.2% | 703 | 5.4 miles |
| Corby Business Academy | 39 | 9.3% | 25.4% | 1,188 | 6.0 miles |
| Catmose College | 52.9 | 5.6% | 14.2% | 1,153 | 6.4 miles |
| Corby Technical School | 45.8 | 7.1% | 23.2% | 952 | 6.5 miles |
| Kingswood Secondary Academy | 42.9 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,208 | 7.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.13%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.47%
- Persistent absence
- 22.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lodge Park Academy5.4 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Corby Business Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Catmose College6.4 miles
Secondary · Oakham
-
Corby Technical School6.5 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Kingswood Secondary Academy7.1 miles
Secondary · Corby
Common questions
- What year groups does Uppingham Community College teach?
- Uppingham Community College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Uppingham.
- Who is the principal of Uppingham Community College?
- The principal of Uppingham Community College is Mr David Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Uppingham Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Uppingham Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Uppingham Community College?
- Uppingham Community College has 919 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Uppingham Community College full?
- Uppingham Community College has capacity for 915 pupils and 919 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Uppingham Community College a faith school?
- No. Uppingham Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Uppingham Community College a selective school?
- No. Uppingham Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Uppingham Community College?
- Uppingham Community College is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Uppingham Community College have?
- The schools register lists Uppingham Community College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Uppingham Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.4 in 2022/23 and 49.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Uppingham Community College rank locally?
- Uppingham Community College ranked 2nd of 3 secondary schools in Rutland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Uppingham Community College's absence rate?
- Uppingham Community College's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Uppingham Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Uppingham Community College'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 1 July 2026.