Oakham School
Other independent school · Mixed · Rutland
Chapel Close, Oakham, LE15 6DT
41
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
813
Capacity used
Has space76%
1,065 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 9–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Henry Price
- Address
- Chapel Close, Oakham, LE15 6DT
- Phone
- 01572758500
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Ward / constituency
- Oakham North East · Rutland and Stamford
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 120322
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
813 pupils · 1,065 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 28.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.32 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.47 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 24.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.19 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 199 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.79 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 145 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 90 | 48% | 81% | 98% | |
| French | 64 | 52% | 84% | 95% | |
| Spanish | 58 | 52% | 78% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 58% | 85% | 96% | |
| Biology | 52 | 48% | 77% | 96% | |
| Physics | 52 | 44% | 85% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 44 | 89% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 42 | 26% | 76% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 65% | 94% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 29 | 66% | 93% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 21 | 67% | 90% | 100% | |
| Drama | 20 | 60% | 95% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 41 | 27% | 54% | 68% | |
| Mathematics | 41 | 22% | 49% | 76% | |
| Psychology | 28 | 7% | 29% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 28 | 7% | 11% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 27 | 4% | 22% | 52% | |
| Government and Politics | 22 | 5% | 23% | 50% | |
| Physics | 19 | 26% | 42% | 68% | |
| History | 18 | 6% | 33% | 56% | |
| Biology | 16 | 6% | 50% | 81% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 6% | 38% | 81% | |
| Fine Art | 13 | 62% | 77% | 92% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 11 | 18% | 45% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12557: Oakham School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 11 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.