This collection covers the multitude of sports that pupils can do at Oakham School. Sports include cricket, rugby, hockey, athletics, netball and swimming as some of the richest in terms of items in the sub-series.

Most sub-series have a good photographic record of first teams, alongside comprehensive fixture and team lists. Some sub-series will contain correspondence, programmes and administrative documents.

There is an extensive collection of trophies and shields awarded to pupils and Old Oakhamians for their sporting achievements.

This sub-series focusses on team photographs of cricket teams since 1860, first teams as well as second XI and junior teams.

This collection focuses on the staff who have worked for Oakham School over the years. Material focuses on not only training and teaching, but staff wellbeing, pay and benefits.

There are two series which focus on notable members of staff from the school's history: Jon Wills and Brian Welford. Material for these staff members have been collected by themselves and other members of staff.

Recruitment series includes jobs descriptions for various positions, both teaching and support staff, in the school.

There is a strong collection of policies an guidance for teachers in completing the many administrative and teaching jobs expected.

A photograph of a boys' Cricket 1st XI. Date '1887' is written (modern addition) but does not coincide with names of the pupils on the photograph and their leaving year. Date is now thought to be in 1882 or 1883, according to cricket records, even if some names do not match. Some names written on the item are not on the register and have been amended below in 'Access Points'.

This file contains various fixtures cards, and full scoresheets and season reports from 1887.

A fixture card for the 1887 cricket season.

A photograph of the boys' Cricket 1st XI in Summer 1894, captained by G.B. Norman.

A fixture card for the 1911 season containing the fixtures for the Hornets' Cricket Club team. Some results hand-written.

This file focusses on Rugby fixture and results.

Three photocopies (A to C) of rugby fixtures from 1919 to 1922, with hand-written annotations of scores and statistics.