Edith Weston Academy

About Edith Weston Academy

Edith Weston Academy is a small primary school in Rutland that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 21 applications for just 7 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3 to 1. All 7 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, which suggests that while competition is real, being a first-choice pick is a strong strategy. The school is led by headteacher Ellie Kapler and currently has 67 pupils on roll against a capacity of 189, so there is plenty of room to grow. It offers nursery provision for children from age 2, making it a natural choice for families looking for a single setting from early years right through to Year 6. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2023, confirmed that it remains Good, and its previous graded inspection in November 2017 also rated it Good overall, with Good marks for early years provision, leadership and management, and quality of education.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. Just 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Rutland local authority average of 70%. That puts the school at the bottom of the 17 primary schools in the county, ranking 17th. In individual subjects, 62% met the expected standard in reading, 54% in writing, and 38% in maths. Higher-attaining pupils are few: 8% achieved the higher standard in reading and maths, and none did in writing. Average scores were 102 in reading and 99 in maths. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds. The Ofsted breakdown from 2017 noted that the school previously required improvement in 2014, but has since turned around to Good, and the 2023 ungraded inspection confirmed that standard has been maintained.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a small primary, including a sports hall, library, ICT suite, music rooms, a forest school area, playing fields and an outdoor playground. There is also a chapel on site. Sports provision includes dance, netball, athletics and cricket, and after-school clubs cover book club, film club, chess and choir. For children with additional needs, the school lists SEND provision for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. With only 67 pupils and a 24.6% free school meals rate, the school has a higher-than-average level of disadvantage compared with many Rutland primaries. This is a school that will suit families who value a very small, community-focused setting and are comfortable with academic results that sit below the local average, but who appreciate the range of enrichment on offer and the fact that it is clearly in demand locally.

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