Cottesmore Academy

Rutland · LE15 7BA

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 126 pupils, 4% FSM

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Cottesmore Academy

General Information

Address: Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore, Oakham, LE15 7BA – View on map
Phone: 01572812278
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sally Gooding
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 18 families put it first for 18 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

126 pupils out of 360 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 5
% eligible for free school meals: 4.0%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Rutland average)
English as an additional language: 17% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.7% a year (Rutland 15.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 71% moved to another school, 29% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Rutland: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Rutland, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 26.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 50% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 15 percentage points below the Rutland average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 53% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 53%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 50% · Writing 75% · Maths 50% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 50%
Average test scores: reading 100, maths 101
Based on: 8 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRutland averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 15 percentage points below the Rutland average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 13th of 17 junior and primary schools in the area

#12Great Casterton Church of England Primary School53%
=13Catmose Primary50%
=13Cottesmore Academy50%
#15Empingham Church of England Primary School45%
#16St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School40%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Whissendine Church of England Primary School83%
=2Brooke Hill Academy77%
=2English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy77%
#4Ketton Church of England Primary School76%
#5Leighfield Primary School74%
#6Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School73%
#7St Nicholas Church of England Primary School71%
#8Uppingham Church of England Primary School70%
#9Ryhall CofE Academy67%
=10Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School60%
=10Oakham CofE Primary School60%
#12Great Casterton Church of England Primary School53%
=13Catmose Primary50%
=13Cottesmore Academy50%
#15Empingham Church of England Primary School45%
#16St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School40%
#17Edith Weston Academy38%

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4th of 14 primary schools in Rutland for Ofsted rating

#2Brooke Hill AcademyGood
#3Catmose PrimaryGood
#4Cottesmore AcademyGood
#5Edith Weston AcademyGood
#6Empingham Church of England Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Great Casterton Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Brooke Hill AcademyGood
#3Catmose PrimaryGood
#4Cottesmore AcademyGood
#5Edith Weston AcademyGood
#6Empingham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Exton and Greetham CofE Primary SchoolGood
#8Ketton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolGood
#10Leighfield Primary SchoolGood
#11Ryhall CofE AcademyGood
#12St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary SchoolGood
#13St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Uppingham Church of England Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,267 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 17 primary schools in Rutland for spending per pupil

#4Uppingham Church of England Primary School£8,805
#5Empingham Church of England Primary School£8,551
#6Cottesmore Academy£8,267
#7English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,507
#8Leighfield Primary School£7,401

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Edith Weston Academy£12,472
#2Oakham CofE Primary School£10,556
#3Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School£8,836
#4Uppingham Church of England Primary School£8,805
#5Empingham Church of England Primary School£8,551
#6Cottesmore Academy£8,267
#7English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,507
#8Leighfield Primary School£7,401
#9Great Casterton Church of England Primary School£7,231
#10Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School£7,101
#11St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School£6,954
#12St Nicholas Church of England Primary School£6,813
#13Whissendine Church of England Primary School£6,479
#14Catmose Primary£6,374
#15Ryhall CofE Academy£5,895
#16Ketton Church of England Primary School£5,636
#17Brooke Hill Academy£5,607

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