Empingham Church of England Primary School, Oakham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Empingham CE Primary is a church school. We enjoy strong links with St Peter's Church in Empingham village, with parents and with the local community. Ours is a school in which we enable our children to do the best that they can do in an inclusive and nurturing environment."

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 3 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Empingham Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Rutland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 100% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 2 families put Empingham Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Empingham Church of England Primary School are Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 82% maths); Great Casterton Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 60% maths); Edith Weston Academy (3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths); and Ketton Church of England Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 84% reading, 92% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Empingham Church of England Primary School.

Empingham Church of England Primary School is one of 13 schools run by The Rutland Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 4 pupils (7%) received SEN support and 1 (1.8%) 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.

Empingham Church of England Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 8 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Empingham Church of England Primary School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Lane (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Empingham Church of England Primary School 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 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Rutland (8).

In 2024/25, Empingham Church of England Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.