School admissions in Rutland
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 5 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.
Reception places, September 2026
17 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catmose Primary | 1.43 | 30 | 1.06 miles |
| Ketton Church of England Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | 3.7 miles |
| Ryhall CofE Academy | 1.03 | 30 | 5.47 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 |
| Great Casterton Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 8 | 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 |
| St Mary and St John CofE VA 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.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catmose College | 1.26 | 227 | 7.07 miles |
| Uppingham Community College | 1.07 | 180 | 7.26 miles |
| Casterton College Rutland | 0.83 | 151 | 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.