Catmose Primary

Catmose Primary is a good school that provides a positive learning environment for its pupils. The school is characterized by high expectations from teachers and a strong sense of community, where students feel happy and engaged in their learning. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with particular strengths in early reading and science. Pupils are well-supported, including those with special educational needs, which ensures that they can thrive academically and socially. Despite its strengths, the school faces some challenges in ensuring that all subjects have clearly defined key learning objectives, which has led to some inconsistencies in how well pupils retain information across the curriculum. Nevertheless, the school has a strong culture of reflection and collaboration among staff, which supports continuous improvement and development.

Strengths

• High expectations from teachers leading to engaged and happy pupils.
• Strong curriculum design that allows for gradual skill development.
• Effective early reading support with carefully matched phonics books.
• High levels of pupil engagement in science lessons.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
• A positive school culture promoting personal development and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum clarity in some foundation subjects.

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 Catmose Primary attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.0% of pupils at Catmose Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Catmose Primary had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 17.4% of pupils at Catmose Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Catmose Primary received £6,374 and spent £6,374 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £128,000 (£621 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Rutland and District Schools' Federation, income was £7,721 and spending £7,713 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 Oakham · Rutland local authority: places and applications

Catmose Primary is part of Rutland and District Schools' Federation, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Catmose College Oakham
• Harington School Oakham

What is Catmose Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Catmose Primary is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Catmose Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Catmose Primary was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Catmose Primary have?

Catmose Primary has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does Catmose Primary cover?

Catmose Primary for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Catmose Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Catmose Primary?

Catmose Primary is at Sandringham Close, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6SH.