Whissendine Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Whissendine, Oakham, LE15 7ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE RUTLAND LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Sonia Schofield
- Diocese
- Diocese of Peterborough
- Sponsor
- The Rutland Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 141454
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664474695
About this school
Whissendine Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Oakham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 136 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 86% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 18% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 95% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 91% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 95% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Whissendine Church of England Primary 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 | 74% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 70.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 62.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 158 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whissendine Church of England Primary School compares
Whissendine Church of England Primary School ranked 1st of 17 primary schools in Rutland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 136 | — |
| Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 60% | 4% | 10.1% | 178 | 2.2 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham | 100% | 3.1% | 20.6% | 34 | 3.0 miles |
| Oakham CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 17.3% | 233 | 3.8 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 77% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 152 | 3.9 miles |
| Catmose Primary | 50% | 2.9% | 8.7% | 207 | 3.9 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)
- 8.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Oakham
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham3.0 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Oakham CofE Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Oakham
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Oakham
-
Catmose Primary3.9 miles
Primary · Oakham
Other schools in Oakham
Whissendine Church of England Primary School ranks 1st of the 13 ranked primary schools in Oakham.
- 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
- Uppingham Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whissendine Church of England Primary School teach?
- Whissendine Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Oakham.
- Who is the head teacher of Whissendine Church of England Primary School?
- The head teacher of Whissendine Church of England Primary School is Mrs Sonia Schofield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whissendine Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whissendine Church of England Primary School, 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 Whissendine Church of England Primary School?
- Whissendine Church of England Primary School has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whissendine Church of England Primary School full?
- Whissendine Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 136 on roll (65%), 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 Whissendine Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Whissendine Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Peterborough.
- Does Whissendine Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whissendine Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Whissendine Church of England Primary School?
- Whissendine Church of England Primary School is part of THE RUTLAND LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whissendine Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whissendine Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Whissendine Church of England Primary School ranked 1st of 17 primary schools in Rutland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whissendine Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Whissendine Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whissendine Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whissendine Church of England Primary 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 1 July 2026.