Catmose Primary

About Catmose Primary

Catmose Primary is a state-funded mixed primary school in Rutland for children aged 4 to 11, and it is a school in clear demand. With 206 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, it is essentially full. The oversubscription picture is striking: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 61 applications for just 30 places, with exactly 30 first-preference applications and 30 offers made. That works out at just over two applicants for every place, a strong signal of local popularity. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 8.7%, which is notably lower than the national average for primary schools, suggesting a relatively affluent intake. The school has no religious character and is led by headteacher Stuart Williams. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2023, confirmed that the school remains Good, a rating it has held since at least its previous graded inspection in 2013.

Academically, Catmose Primary performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is exactly in line with the Rutland local authority average of 70%. That places the school 10th out of 17 primary schools in the county, and 396th out of 1,353 in the East Midlands region. Looking at individual subjects, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in both reading and writing, while 73% did so in maths. At the higher standard, 7% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 104 in both reading and maths, which is above the national baseline of 100. The school’s Ofsted breakdown from its 2013 graded inspection rated both leadership and management and overall effectiveness as Good, while early years provision was graded Requires Improvement in the 2011 inspection, though this has since been superseded.

The school offers a practical range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, an ICT suite, music rooms, a library, an outdoor playground and a sensory room. Sports provision covers football, tennis, dance, netball and athletics, while extracurricular clubs include drama, choir and science club. Catmose Primary also lists several SEND provisions, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and hearing impairment. There is no nursery provision or sixth form, as expected for a primary. For families in Rutland, this is a well-subscribed school with Good Ofsted status and academic results that match the local average. It will particularly suit those who value a full range of facilities and a clear SEND support offer within a relatively small, full-to-capacity school community.

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