Most sought-after schools in Rutland

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Catmose Primary Oakham, primary	1.43	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Catmose College Oakham, secondary	1.26	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Ketton Church of England Primary School Stamford, primary	1.13	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Uppingham Community College Uppingham, secondary	1.07	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Ryhall CofE Academy Stamford, primary	1.03	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	Cottesmore Academy Oakham, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Leighfield Primary School Oakham, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Oakham, primary	0.95	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
9	St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Oakham, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School Oakham, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	Whissendine Church of England Primary School Oakham, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Oakham CofE Primary School Oakham, primary	0.89	2026	none held
13	St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School Oakham, Rutland, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Brooke Hill Academy Oakham, primary	0.88	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Uppingham Church of England Primary School Oakham, primary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Casterton College Rutland Stamford, secondary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 16 schools in Rutland have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Rutland · How we compare schools.