Welcome To Oakham
Oakham School is an Inspirational place, where opportunities abound, talent is nurtured and characters are formed.
Headmaster's Welcome
Henry PriceHeadmaster
At Oakham, we aim to provide an education that not only acts as a preparation for life after school, but also recognises that these years are precious and should be enjoyable, memorable, and transformative.
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![1984 Visit Duke of Edinburgh and head girl]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618483005/oakhamrutlandschuk/ker45rnic28atd4dc9js/thumnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618483005/oakhamrutlandschuk/ker45rnic28atd4dc9js/thumnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1618483005/oakhamrutlandschuk/ker45rnic28atd4dc9js/thumnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618483005/oakhamrutlandschuk/ker45rnic28atd4dc9js/thumnail.jpg","width":900}])
The Oakham School community is deeply saddened by the death of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh on the 9th April 2021.We offer our prayers and thoughts to Her Majesty The Queen and the whole royal family at this difficult time.
In this blog, we take a look back at the visits paid to Oakham School by the Duke of Edinburgh over the years.
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Our Lower 1 music pupils have been working very hard this term and have created their very own Planets Suite inspired by Gustav Holst's The Planets...
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An entrepreneurial Design and Technology Scholar from Oakham School has been inspired during Lockdown to design, manufacture and sell a standing desk – with all profits going to charity!
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Last term saw pupils raise money for several charitable causes, both collectively and through individual initiatives.
![Safely reuniting our community]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616513039/oakhamrutlandschuk/bknzbm25oki9yextzqtp/Backoncampus.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616513039/oakhamrutlandschuk/bknzbm25oki9yextzqtp/Backoncampus.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616513039/oakhamrutlandschuk/bknzbm25oki9yextzqtp/Backoncampus.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616513039/oakhamrutlandschuk/bknzbm25oki9yextzqtp/Backoncampus.jpg","width":900}])
It has been wonderful to once again have the children safely back on campus and enjoying being with their friends in the classroom, on the sports fields, playing music and on the stage.
![Distance Learning: Version 2:0!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617099718/oakhamrutlandschuk/ghnep5kuxuuxlyadjxxj/WorldBookDay900.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617099718/oakhamrutlandschuk/ghnep5kuxuuxlyadjxxj/WorldBookDay900.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617099718/oakhamrutlandschuk/ghnep5kuxuuxlyadjxxj/WorldBookDay900.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617099718/oakhamrutlandschuk/ghnep5kuxuuxlyadjxxj/WorldBookDay900.jpg","width":900}])
Faced with yet another lockdown, Oakham rose to the changing landscape (again) to not just deliver the same excellent provision offered back in 2020 but to further develop and hone our Distance Learning.
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It has been a busy and interesting term for the Matthews society, with pupils discussing issues affecting gender equality in society. The School also celebrated LGBTQ+ History month, recognising the achievements and rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
![Psychology at Oakham]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616144188/oakhamrutlandschuk/otzvnbk3m9offus1yphn/Charlotte1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616144188/oakhamrutlandschuk/otzvnbk3m9offus1yphn/Charlotte1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616144188/oakhamrutlandschuk/otzvnbk3m9offus1yphn/Charlotte1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616144188/oakhamrutlandschuk/otzvnbk3m9offus1yphn/Charlotte1.jpg","width":900}])
Oakham is delighted to be introducing Psychology as our newest subject offering for both A-levels and the IB Diploma from September 2021, led by our first Head of Psychology, Miss Charlotte Findlay.
This is such a friendly school, everyone is so welcoming
Today at Oakham
Form 7 IB Art Final Exhibition
Boys Cricket: U13A, U13B, U13C v Stamford (a 14:30)
Behavioural Detention
Dance Classes
Full HMs Meeting
Heads of Academic Departments Meeting
Form 5 Assessments
Form 7 IB Assessments
Form 7 IB Art Final Exhibition
Give 100% in everything you do and you will be amazed by what you can achieve
![From the Head Girl]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1598341973/oakhamrutlandschuk/duxypjbbomkfb85yeqy8/GeorginaHeadGirl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1598341973/oakhamrutlandschuk/duxypjbbomkfb85yeqy8/GeorginaHeadGirl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1598341973/oakhamrutlandschuk/duxypjbbomkfb85yeqy8/GeorginaHeadGirl.jpg","width":703}])
My name is Georgina, but everyone calls me Gina. I have the privilege of being one of Oakham’s Heads of School this year.
Georgina - HEAD GIRL
![From the Deputy Head Girl]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1598342101/oakhamrutlandschuk/sds7givbjeceykuhtkdi/IssyDeputyHeadGirl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1598342101/oakhamrutlandschuk/sds7givbjeceykuhtkdi/IssyDeputyHeadGirl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1598342101/oakhamrutlandschuk/sds7givbjeceykuhtkdi/IssyDeputyHeadGirl.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1598342101/oakhamrutlandschuk/sds7givbjeceykuhtkdi/IssyDeputyHeadGirl.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1598342101/oakhamrutlandschuk/sds7givbjeceykuhtkdi/IssyDeputyHeadGirl.jpg","width":1280}])
My name is Issy and I have been chosen to be your Deputy Head Girl this year. I have been at Oakham since Form 3 after coming from Witham Hall at the age of 13.
Issy - DEPUTY HEAD GIRL
![From the Deputy Head Boy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1598342360/oakhamrutlandschuk/q1vug3b1meljxif6m1n5/OliverDeputy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1598342360/oakhamrutlandschuk/q1vug3b1meljxif6m1n5/OliverDeputy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1598342360/oakhamrutlandschuk/q1vug3b1meljxif6m1n5/OliverDeputy.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1598342360/oakhamrutlandschuk/q1vug3b1meljxif6m1n5/OliverDeputy.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1598342360/oakhamrutlandschuk/q1vug3b1meljxif6m1n5/OliverDeputy.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1598342360/oakhamrutlandschuk/q1vug3b1meljxif6m1n5/OliverDeputy.jpg","width":2200}])
My name is Oliver, and I have the honour of being this year’s Deputy Head Boy. As a family, we have been associated with Oakham School for 50 years, and after leaving Orwell Park in Suffolk, I followed in the footsteps of my two older sisters to join Oakham in Form 3.
Oliver - DEPUTY HEAD BOY
![From the Head Boy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1598342263/oakhamrutlandschuk/pcpichs43r9o2pg6v5pv/RyanHeadBoy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1598342263/oakhamrutlandschuk/pcpichs43r9o2pg6v5pv/RyanHeadBoy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1598342263/oakhamrutlandschuk/pcpichs43r9o2pg6v5pv/RyanHeadBoy.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1598342263/oakhamrutlandschuk/pcpichs43r9o2pg6v5pv/RyanHeadBoy.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1598342263/oakhamrutlandschuk/pcpichs43r9o2pg6v5pv/RyanHeadBoy.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1598342263/oakhamrutlandschuk/pcpichs43r9o2pg6v5pv/RyanHeadBoy.jpg","width":2200}])
My name is Ryan and I have the honour of being Oakham’s Head Boy this year. I joined the School in Form 1 from a life of moving around in Asia.
Ryan - HEAD BOY
It's not just about the amazing education you get at Oakham, it's about who you are when you leave
Come and Visit Us
See the School in action and meet our pupils. With good road, air and rail links, Oakham is only two hours from London and within easy reach of Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Birmingham and Cambridge. We have Open Mornings each term - use the link below to find out more information.
Nigel Paddock, Registrar and our Admissions Team will be pleased to help you. Call us on +44 (0)1572 758758 and speak to Emma, Fran or Jackie or email admissions@oakham.rutland.sch.uk
