Oakham School

Oakham School is a vibrant, fully co-educational boarding and day school offering the IB Diploma and A-levels. The School is located in the heart of rural England, close to picturesque Rutland Water with excellent road and rail links to London, Birmingham and Cambridge. Our 9 homely Boarding Houses, run by teams of experienced and caring staff, provide a stable and secure environment in which children from service families can thrive. We use our extensive experience in welcoming children from the UK and around the world to help your child settle quickly into School life, make friends, and feel at home. Oakham School provides a spectacularly wide range of academic and co-curricular opportunities with 30 different sports on offer, 5 drama productions every year, 400 music lessons each week, and 125 activities including CCF, DofE, and Volunteering.

We are delighted to offer a Forces Bursary scheme to provide additional financial support for children of serving members of the armed forces, helping service families to achieve continuity throughout their child’s education. If your family is entitled to receive the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) from the Ministry of Defence, the Oakham School Forces Bursary will reduce the fees for boarding to the full CEA rate + 10% of the allowance.

Oakham School is an exceptionally caring and vibrant boarding community. The School’s unique House structure ensures it nurtures all aspects of its pupils’ well-being during every stage of their journey. Expertly trained staff support students, helping them to become resilient and responsible within a home-from-home environment. Students also benefit from the School’s location in the heart of rural England. The beautifully green campus is just a few minutes’ walk from Oakham’s historic town centre in the small county of Rutland, whilst excellent road and rail links mean that London, Birmingham and Cambridge are all within easy reach.