Catmose College is a secondary academy school on Huntsmans Drive in Oakham, Rutland. The catchment area covers the county town of Oakham and surrounding villages, although students are drawn from a wider area through parental choice. From 1972 until 2009 the school name was Vale of Catmose College. In 2009 the college, in partnership with Rutland County Council started construction of a £23m new campus which opened in 2011. The new building, designed by Jonathan Ellis Miller, combines a 900 pupil academy, Sure Start centre, sports building, outdoor pitches, and a learning disability resource centre. In 2010, Catmose College federated with Southfield Community Primary School which became Catmose Primary. The addition of Catmose Nursery in 2012 means that Catmose Federation provides for children from 3 months to 16 years. Catmose College specialises in Visual Arts. The Catmose Gallery, opened in May 2003 by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, was the first public art gallery located in a community college. The gallery provided students and the public with a programme of high calibre national, local and student exhibitions before in July 2011 the college governors decided on the closure of the gallery to the public. With 90% of students achieving five GCSE grades A*-C the college is one of highest attaining in Rutland and Leicestershire. The Ofsted report in February 2012 rated the College 'Outstanding' in all 4 categories and overall. History 1920 – Oakham Central School 1937 – Secondary Modern School 1946 – Oakham County Secondary School 1962 – Vale of Catmose Village College 1968 – New classroom block erected 1972 – Vale of Catmose College 1974 – New language department with language laboratory 1976 – New library and new science block 1981 – New Swimming Pool 2003 – Art Gallery 2006 – Announcement of rebuild as part of Government's Building Schools for the Future programme 2007 – Swimming pool refurbished 2009 – Catmose College 2010 – Southfield Community Primary School entered a federation with Catmose College and changed its name to Catmose Primary 2011 – Moved to new campus 2011 – Became an academy 2011 – Closure of Catmose Gallery 2012 – Graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in all 4 categories and overall Facilities The Catmose Sports Centre includes a gym, 2 dance studios, 8 court sports hall, floodlit synthetic pitch, netball & tennis courts and coffee house plus the existing 25-metre swimming pool which was refurbished in