Oakham School

About the School

We are a vibrant, fully co-educational boarding and day school for 11–18 year olds offering GCSEs, A-levels, the IB Diploma and BTECs, located close to Rutland Water in the heart of rural England.

Our uniquely balanced pupil community of 50:50 boarding and day pupils and 50:50 girls and boys live and work together in our beautiful 70-acre school campus, which is part of the historic market town of Oakham.

Why choose Oakham?

When people ask us ‘Why choose Oakham?’ our answer is quite simply ‘Experience’.

We offer multiple opportunities for our pupils to experience inside and outside the classroom.
We possess a wealth of experience in educating and caring for young people.
We want our pupils’ overall Oakham School experience to be joyous, informative and memorable.

Our connected curriculum

An Oakham education is powered by our connected curriculum, where the three educational pillars of Academic, Pastoral and Co-curricular learning are fully integrated across all age groups. This enables us to do many things really well.

It enables us to offer a wide range of academic pathways: 27 subjects at GCSE and at 16+ the IB Diploma, A-levels and BTECs.
It means that we can offer a rich variety of sport, music and drama, as well as a thriving Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Combined Cadet Forces and Voluntary Action programme.
It makes it possible for us to attract highly qualified, highly motivated staff to look after our pupils and help them on their journey from child, to teenager, to adult.

Our four core values

Underpinning it all are our four core values and the individual care that we provide our children, so that we can help them flourish at school and long into the future.

Established

1584

Location

Rutland

Type

Boarding, Mixed School

Age

11-18

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Choose 3-4 subjects

Art & Design, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, Computer Science, Critical & Contextual Studies, Design & Technology, Drama & Theatre, Economics, English Literature, Environmental Systems & Societies, French, Geography, German, Classical Greek, History, Latin, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Spanish, and Sports Science & Physical Education.

*Please note that course offerings may change. For the latest information, please check the school’s official website.

The majority of students in the UK take around 9 subjects at GCSE

All pupils study:
English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, at least one Modern Foreign Language (from French, German, or Spanish, begun in Form 3), Pastoral Learning, Physical Education (non-academic and Form 4 only), and Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics).

Optional Subjects:
Geography, History, Religion and Philosophy, Classical Civilisation, Classical Greek and Latin (“Gratin”; a GCSE is awarded for each), Citizenship Studies, Computer Science, Physical Education (GCSE), Art – Painting and Mixed Media, Art – Textiles, Art – 3D Design, Dance, Design and Technology, Drama, and Music.