Living in Oakham with children
Oakham, Rutland. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 12,159 people in 5,378 households; 23.6% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
18 schools: 14 state primary, 1 state secondary, 1 sixth form or college, 2 privateOakham on the schools map →Every school in Oakham, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (14)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whissendine Church of England Primary School | Good | 1st (1/17) in Rutland | — |
| Brooke Hill Academy | School remains Good | Top 12% (2/17) in Rutland | — |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 18% (3/17) in Rutland | — |
| Leighfield Primary School | School remains Good | Top 30% (5/17) in Rutland | — |
| Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School | School remains Good | Top 36% (6/17) in Rutland | — |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | Top 42% (7/17) in Rutland | — |
| Uppingham Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 48% (8/17) in Rutland | — |
| Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School | School remains Good | (10/17) in Rutland | — |
| Oakham CofE Primary School | — | (11/17) in Rutland | — |
| Catmose Primary | School remains Good | (13/17) in Rutland | — |
| Cottesmore Academy | Good | (14/17) in Rutland | — |
| Empingham Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | (15/17) in Rutland | — |
| St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School | Good | (16/17) in Rutland | — |
| Edith Weston Academy | School remains Good | (17/17) in Rutland | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catmose College | Outstanding | (2/3) in Rutland | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harington School | Outstanding | 1st (1/1) in Rutland | — |
Private schools (2)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | (2/2) in Rutland | — |
| Brooke Priory School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (84 detached, 36 semi-detached, 57 terraced, 18 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Oakham. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Oakham →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 67% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 93%, on average across the 1,028 postcodes in LE15. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 12 good, or expected standard; 1 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.88 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 13 in Rutland.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Rutland
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Rutland.
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