Best Schools in Stamford

How many schools are there in Stamford?

Stamford has 15 open schools: 10 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Stamford are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Stamford was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Great Casterton Church of England Primary School. Counting Good as well, 83% of the 12 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Great Casterton Church of England Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Stamford get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Stamford with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Casterton College Rutland, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.9 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Stamford Welland Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.2 and 28% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Casterton College RutlandStamford Welland Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Stamford have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Stamford with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School (95% in reading, 95% in maths); Ketton Church of England Primary School (84% in reading, 92% in maths); and Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School (80% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolKetton Church of England Primary SchoolStamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Stamford?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Stamford selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Stamford have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Stamford have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Stamford?

Apply to your council - Lincolnshire, Rutland or Peterborough, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.