Academy sponsor led · Rutland

Cottesmore Academy

4–11Ages
126Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142401URN

Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore, Oakham, LE15 7BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

1.0 below Rutland median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rutland

19 applications for 18 places · 11th of 11 in Rutland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Rutland 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Rutland median (2.0) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.1; Rutland median median 2.0
2025 1.3; Rutland median median 2.0
2024 1.2; Rutland median median 2.0
2023 1.2; Rutland median median 2.1
2022 1.1; Rutland median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Rutland median median 2.1
2020 1.2; Rutland median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Rutland median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Rutland median median 1.7
2017 1.2; Rutland median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Rutland median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Rutland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Rutland median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Rutland median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Rutland median

Dashed bars: as Cottesmore Primary School (URN 120041), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	18	19	1.1	18	1.00
Sep 2025	20	25	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2024	25	29	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2023	32	38	1.2	35	1.09
Sep 2022	25	28	1.1	25	1.00
Sep 2021	21	27	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2020	26	30	1.2	25	0.96
Sep 2019	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2018	23	28	1.2	23	1.00
Sep 2017	39	47	1.2	40	1.03
Sep 2016	30	39	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	41	50	1.2	38	0.93
Sep 2014 *	41	47	1.2	41	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 75% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%13th of 17 in Rutland

Rutland 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Rutland 75% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Rutland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Rutland 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rutland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Rutland 77% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Rutland 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Rutland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	0%	100	101
2023/24	45%	3%	105	102
2022/23	67%	11%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cottesmore AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Rutland

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School
4.2 km · Rutland

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
South Witham Academy
4.8 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Oakham CofE Primary School
7.2 km · Rutland

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
7.3 km · Rutland

2026

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham
7.6 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Empingham Church of England Primary School
7.6 km · Rutland

Remains Good2023

5.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School
7.6 km · Rutland

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142401 · 857/2001
Trust: The Rutland Learning Trust
Capacity: 360 pupils · 126 on roll
Free school meals: 4.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2016
Replaced: Cottesmore Primary School (URN 120041)
Address: Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore, Oakham, LE15 7BA
Local authority: Rutland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources