Uppingham Community College

Uppingham Community College is performing well, continuing to maintain its good status as an inclusive and supportive environment for students. The school showcases a strong commitment to high standards and expectations, encouraging positive behavior and attitudes among pupils. With a well-structured curriculum and dedicated teachers, the majority of students achieve commendable results. However, the school is aware of certain areas needing improvement, particularly in providing adequate support for students with special educational needs and ensuring all subjects use the most effective teaching methods.

Strengths

• Happy, caring, and inclusive school environment.
• High standards and expectations set by school leaders.
• Well-planned and ambitious curriculum.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• Effective behavior policy leading to positive participation in classes.
• Variety of extracurricular activities enhancing student development.
• Strong provision for personal development and career readiness.
• Active engagement of teachers in fostering a love for reading.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not always select the most appropriate activities for effective learning.
• Lack of clear information for teachers to support pupils with special educational needs effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Uppingham Community College attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.9% of pupils at Uppingham Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Uppingham Community College had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.6% of pupils at Uppingham Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 7.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 20 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Uppingham Community College received £8,561 and spent £9,144 for each of its 919 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £212,000 (£231 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, income was £9,576 and spending £9,975 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Rutland · Rutland local authority: places and applications

Uppingham Community College is part of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Leighfield Primary School Oakham
• Wellington Place Primary School Market Harborough
• Farndon Fields Primary School Market Harborough
• Kibworth Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) Melton Mowbray
• Keyham Lodge School Leicester
• Ash Field Academy Leicester
• Captains Close Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Merrydale Junior School Leicester
• Millgate School Leicester

What is Uppingham Community College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Uppingham Community College is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Uppingham Community College last inspected by Ofsted?

Uppingham Community College was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Uppingham Community College have?

Uppingham Community College has 919 pupils on roll.

What age range does Uppingham Community College cover?

Uppingham Community College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Uppingham Community College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.6, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Uppingham Community College?

Uppingham Community College is at London Road, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9TJ.