The Shires at Oakham
3 Uppingham Road, Oakham, Should be blank, LE15 6JB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Jordan
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 36
- URN
- 142635
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01572720357
About this school
The Shires at Oakham is an independent special school in Should be blank. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 36 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Shires at Oakham under its current framework. 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
The Shires at Oakham has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2016, 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 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 The Shires at Oakham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 39 |
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
- 36
Location
Nearby schools
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Oakham School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Oakham
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Brooke Priory School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Oakham
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The Grange Therapeutic School3.9 miles
Special schools · Oakham
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Uppingham School5.5 miles
Independent schools
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Wilds Lodge School6.3 miles
Special schools · Oakham
Common questions
- What year groups does The Shires at Oakham teach?
- The Shires at Oakham teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Should be blank.
- Who is the headteacher of The Shires at Oakham?
- The headteacher of The Shires at Oakham is Mrs Michelle Jordan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Shires at Oakham been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Shires at Oakham 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 The Shires at Oakham?
- The Shires at Oakham has 36 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Shires at Oakham full?
- The Shires at Oakham has capacity for 40 pupils and 36 on roll (90%), 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 The Shires at Oakham a faith school?
- No. The Shires at Oakham has no designated religious character.
- What are The Shires at Oakham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Shires at Oakham'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.