Uppingham Community College
100%
Capacity
919
Pupils
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Demand
About Uppingham Community College
Uppingham Community College is a popular choice among local families, with 365 applications for 178 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.05. Of those, 161 offers went to first-preference applicants out of 171 first-choice requests, indicating strong local demand. The school does not publish a parent recommendation percentage in the data, but the high application numbers suggest a solid reputation. The college is a mixed, non-religious state secondary for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form. It has a capacity of 915 and currently houses 919 pupils, so it is running at near-full occupancy. The headteacher is David Anderson. In its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was judged to remain Good, following a graded inspection in 2013 that also rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also Good. Its previous graded inspection in 2009 had rated it Outstanding.
Academically, the school’s Progress 8 score for the 2023/24 year is -0.25, which is below the national average and ranks it third out of three secondary schools in Rutland, with the local authority average Progress 8 being 0.14. Nationally, it sits in the bottom 50% of schools by this measure, at the 67th percentile. The Attainment 8 score is 46.8, and 46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths, while 71% achieved a grade 4 or above. The EBacc average point score is 3.95, with 8.5% of pupils achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above and 12.5% at grade 4 or above. Only 19.9% of pupils entered the EBacc. The school’s Progress 8 banding is classified as below average, and its scores are consistently negative across English, maths, the EBacc, and open elements, though the confidence interval ranges from -0.46 to -0.03.
The school offers a wide range of facilities, including an astro turf, swimming pool, sports hall, tennis courts, science labs, art studios, and a library. Sports on offer include hockey, netball, football, gymnastics, swimming, and dance. Clubs include the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Young Enterprise, drama, coding, and gardening. The school has a resourced provision and supports pupils with a variety of special educational needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, social and emotional mental health needs, dyslexia, and visual impairment. With 14.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake. It is best suited to families in Rutland who want a well-equipped local secondary with a strong extracurricular offer and who are comfortable with academic results that are below the local average.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 11 to 16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | None |
| Address | London Road, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9TJ |
| Headteacher | David Anderson |
| Local Authority | Rutland |
| Number of Pupils | 919 |
| Free School Meals (FSM) | 14.9% |
| School Capacity | 919 / 915 (100% full) |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Mar 2023Overall Effectiveness
Good
Latest inspection (8 Mar 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 26 Jun 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on Progress 8 (-0.25)
2128th of 3,141
Nationally
172nd of 273
In East Midlands
3rd of 3
In Rutland
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE Progress 8 data
GCSE Results
2023/24Progress 8 Score
Students make less progress than similar students nationally
Attainment 8 (vs national avg)
Students achieve significantly higher grades than the national average
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
Where GCSE leavers go
2022/2344%
of GCSE leavers stay on for sixth form at this school (cohort: 180 pupils).
- School sixth form (stay)44%
- FE college30%
- Employment7%
- Sixth form college6%
- Apprenticeship4%
- Not sustained4%
95% of leavers had a sustained destination 6 months on.
Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance, KS4 pupil destinations 2022/23 (revised). Only state-funded schools are required to report.
SEND Support
Resourced ProvisionSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
12Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
14Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed178
365
Good Demand
Popular school with more applications than places
171 families put this school as their 1st choice (47% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
Class profile
2024/25Better than 75% of schools in England.
Better than 75% of schools in England.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Below the national average (25%).
Lower than the national median (10%) — mostly English as first language.
Ethnic background
- White British84.3%
- White (other)3.6%
- Mixed3.2%
- Asian2.0%
- Black0.3%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/2575% of schools in England do better than this.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Permanent exclusion is rare — most schools have none in a given year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
3
Total schools
3
Oversubscribed
2
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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Contact Information
London Road, Uppingham
Rutland, LE15 9TJ
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