Catmose College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Rutland
Huntsmans Drive, Oakham, LE15 6RP
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 26/03/2024
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.4%
13.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,153
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
227 of 265 families who put it first got an offer
233
Places offered
445
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 265 | 227 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 113 | 6 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 62 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 445 | 233 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Rutland lets families list 3 preferences. 179 applications came from outside the council area (35 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Williams
- Address
- Huntsmans Drive, Oakham, LE15 6RP
- Phone
- 01572770066
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Ward / constituency
- Barleythorpe · Rutland and Stamford
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136530
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: RUTLAND AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS' FEDERATION
1,153 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,133 pupils
Attendance
94.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.76 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 203 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 202 | 28% | 67% | 84% | |
| English Language | 202 | 26% | 64% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 189 | 23% | 69% | 84% | |
| Physics | 134 | 38% | 75% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 134 | 32% | 72% | 92% | |
| History | 114 | 54% | 77% | 84% | |
| Biology | 102 | 38% | 76% | 96% | |
| Art and Design | 80 | 24% | 71% | 93% | |
| Geography | 65 | 32% | 68% | 85% | |
| French | 63 | 27% | 76% | 86% | |
| Computer Science | 59 | 42% | 75% | 88% | |
| Combined Science | 58 | 0% | 26% | 55% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Rutland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.