Schools in Oakham

About schools in Oakham

Most of the 19 schools listed in Oakham are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 13 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

41.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools13

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Brooke Hill Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Catmose Primary

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Cottesmore Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Edith Weston Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Empingham Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Leighfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Oakham CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Uppingham Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Whissendine Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Catmose College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  52.9

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Harington School

  Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16 to 19

Special schools and alternative provision2

• The Grange Therapeutic School

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 18

• Wilds Lodge School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

Independent schools2

• Brooke Priory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Oakham School

  Other independent school · Ages 9 to 18

Common questions about schools in Oakham

How many schools are in Oakham?

OfferDay lists 19 schools in Oakham, including 13 primary schools and two special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Oakham?

Every school in Oakham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Oakham?

OfferDay ranks schools in Oakham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.