School admissions in Oakham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 2 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Oakham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Oakham first 233 times for 236 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Rutland authority's 17 schools. One of the 13 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Catmose Primary, to 1.06 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
13 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catmose Primary | 1.43 | 30 | 1.06 miles |
| Cottesmore Academy | 1.00 | 18 | not published |
| Edith Weston Academy | 1.00 | 9 | not published |
| Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 4 | not published |
| Leighfield Primary School | 0.97 | 29 | not published |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 0.95 | 20 | not published |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 0.93 | 14 | not published |
| Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 0.92 | 25 | not published |
| Whissendine Church of England Primary School | 0.92 | 25 | not published |
| Oakham CofE Primary School | 0.89 | 19 | not published |
| Brooke Hill Academy | 0.88 | 25 | not published |
| Uppingham Church of England Primary School | 0.86 | 14 | not published |
| Empingham Church of England Primary School | 0.50 | 4 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.