Catmose College, Oakham

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud to share our outstanding College with you. We are part of the Rutland and District Schools’ Federation , located in the beautiful rural market town of Oakham. There are few decisions as important as where you choose for your child to attend secondary school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Catmose College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Rutland and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in Rutland and 47% in England.

That is down from 52.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.5: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Physics and History.

For September 2026 entry, 286 families put Catmose College as their first choice and 419 named it as one of their preferences, for 227 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 62 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Catmose College is one of 3 schools run by Rutland and District Schools' Federation, an academy trust.

Of the 204 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Catmose College has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties.

Catmose College had 92 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Oakham Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Catmose College (outside), 210 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 64 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Rutland (8), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Catmose College issued 26 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Catmose College are Catmose Primary (0.4 miles), Oakham CofE Primary School (0.7 miles), English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles) and Brooke Hill Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.