Schools / Oakham School
Oakham School is an independent co-educational school in Oakham, Rutland, educating around 810 pupils aged 9 to 18. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview. Boarding places are available alongside day places.
Athena holds admission-route records for Oakham School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
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School-set papers - online CAT4 reasoning test plus written Mathematics and English papers.
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Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - online CAT4 reasoning test plus written Mathematics and English papers.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area. Admission is by the school’s own assessment process (examinations and, usually, an interview); the school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy — commonly the assessment result first, with sibling or other connections considered at some schools.
GCSE: 55% of grades were Grade 9–7
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 40.79 (average grade B); 25.8% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
A level: Average point score per A level entry 41.47 (average grade B)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment following the academic entrance assessments; per-award assessment process and criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Academic Scholarship Assessment Day Monday 25 January 2027 (for September 2027 entry)
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required — scholarship candidates are invited to separate scholarship assessment events following the entrance assessments
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Music scholarship audition; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Music Scholarship Auditions Thursday 14 January 2027
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Sports scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Sports Scholarship Assessment Day Friday 15 January 2027
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested bursary support; scholarship candidates may also apply for means-tested bursary support where appropriate
When: Applied for alongside the admissions/scholarship process
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required — contact the admissions team
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment following the academic entrance assessments; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Academic Scholarship Assessment Day Monday 25 January 2027
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Art scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Art, DT and Drama Scholarship Assessment Day Thursday 21 January 2027
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipOther
What is assessed: Design & Technology scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Art, DT and Drama Scholarship Assessment Day Thursday 21 January 2027
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Drama scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Art, DT and Drama Scholarship Assessment Day Thursday 21 January 2027
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Music scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Music Scholarship Assessment Day Wednesday 20 January 2027
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Sports scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Application deadline Monday 19 October 2026; Sports Scholarship Assessment Day Thursday 12 November 2026
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required — apply by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested bursary support; scholarship candidates may also apply for means-tested bursary support where appropriate
When: Applied for alongside the admissions/scholarship process
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required — contact the admissions team
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment day and interviews; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Academic Scholarship Assessment Day and Interviews Saturday 7 November 2026
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Art scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Art Scholarship Assessment Day Wednesday 4 November 2026
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipOther
What is assessed: Design & Technology scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Music, Drama and DT Scholarship Assessment Day Thursday 5 November 2026
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Drama scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Music, Drama and DT Scholarship Assessment Day Thursday 5 November 2026
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Music scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Music, Drama and DT Scholarship Assessment Day Thursday 5 November 2026
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Sports scholarship assessment day; per-award criteria are set out in the school's Scholarship Brochure
When: Sports Scholarship Assessment Day Tuesday 3 November 2026
What it's worth: Scholarships typically attract a 10% discount off the Day Fee; some scholarships are honorary awards with no fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested bursary support; scholarship candidates may also apply for means-tested bursary support where appropriate
When: Applied for alongside the admissions/scholarship process
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required — contact the admissions team
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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