Catmose Primary, Oakham
Catmose Primary is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Oakham, part of Rutland and District Schools' Federation. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 13 schools in Oakham with published results, and 9,801st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Rutland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Catmose Primary in detail
Catmose Primary in its own words
In its own words: "Catmose Primary is a 210 place school with academy status in Sandringham Close, Oakham, Rutland. Our school is friendly, calm and happy. Children enjoy their time with us and leave very well prepared to start their secondary education. We are the only feeder school for Catmose College whom we work in partnership with through the Rutland and District Schools’ Federation."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care, from £3 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Catmose Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Rutland and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Catmose Primary
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Catmose Primary as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Catmose Primary are Brooke Hill Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 86% maths); English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 95% maths); Oakham CofE Primary School (0.9 miles, 71% reading, 71% maths); and Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 73% maths).
Catmose Primary's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Brooke Hill AcademyEnglish Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary AcademyOakham CofE Primary SchoolLangham CofE (Controlled) Primary School
The trust
Catmose Primary is one of 3 schools run by Rutland and District Schools' Federation, an academy trust.
Who goes there
7.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (5%).
In 2026, 36 pupils (17.4%) received SEN support and 6 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Oakham Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harrington Way (opposite), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Catmose Primary stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 61 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
Catmose Primary recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from February 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
7.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Catmose Primary
ISSUE 124
29 Sep 2026
Sports Day 2026
3 Jul 2026
Plastic Pirates
1 Jul 2026
ISSUE 123
1 Jun 2026
ISSUE 122
27 Apr 2026
Wiz Wham Alakazam
16 Apr 2026
From Catmose Primary's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Catmose Primary
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Catmose Primary.
- Rhino Sports Academy570m away · Not yet graded
- Rocket Holiday Camps - Oakham980m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Catmose Primary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Catmose Primary is in Rutland; for families living there:
- Rutland's school travel policy: find out more about special circumstances in our Home to School Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Rutland is 1 (the median across 27 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
209 pupils
210 places
1 spare place in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Oakham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oakham
Across Rutland council
Places available
457
Applications
271
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
100.0%
All primary applications across Rutland council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
36
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
20.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
207
Total Pupils
102
Boys
105
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£61,250
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,058
Per pupil
£1146k
Total funding
£24k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
2.9%
Overall absence
5.0%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Catmose Primary
Questions parents ask about Catmose Primary
What are SATs results like at Catmose Primary?
Of the pupils at Catmose Primary who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Catmose Primary's Ofsted rating?
Catmose Primary's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Catmose Primary?
No fixed boundary. When Catmose Primary is oversubscribed, Rutland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Catmose Primary?
Catmose Primary was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Catmose Primary?
Classes at Catmose Primary average 29.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Catmose Primary?
Catmose Primary has around 207 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Catmose Primary?
2.9% of sessions were missed at Catmose Primary in 2024/25. 5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Catmose Primary?
Apply through Rutland's coordinated admissions process, naming Catmose Primary on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Catmose Primary have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Catmose Primary: Rhino Sports Academy (570m away, registered, not yet graded) and Rocket Holiday Camps - Oakham (980m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Catmose Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Rutland is 1 (the median across 27 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Catmose Primary?
Catmose Primary is at Sandringham Close, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6SH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)