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Catmose College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Huntsmans Drive, Oakham LE15 6RP · catmosecollege.com · 01572 770066
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Rutland 50.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,153
- 96% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.9%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 286 families put the school first and 227 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 227 | 286 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 233 | 265 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 278 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 238 | 262 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 234 | 228 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.9, and 60.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rutland it was 50.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 54.4 | −5 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 33.8 | +7.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | 0 |
Ofsted
Catmose College was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 26 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (329 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 329
- 30% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 76 parents (23%) with SEND