Cottesmore Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Oakham (Rutland).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Cottesmore Academy is a primary school located in Oakham, Rutland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 135 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 360. It is part of the THE RUTLAND LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Megan Lucas.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Sewing
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games MarkSport
- School Games Mark GoldSport
Key facts
- URN
- 142401
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Bysouth Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Potgieter | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gemma White | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Felicity Taylor | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gavin Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dominic Evans | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Fisher | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carole East | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record