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.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
18 Jan 2023Latest monitoring visit (18 Jan 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 13 Mar 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:50
Breakfast club
07:50-08:50
After-school care
15:50-17:30
Source: catmoseprimary.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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