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Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Cheadle Road, Cheadle SK8 5GB · lauruscheadlehulme.org.uk · 0161 507 5300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockport 47.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,054
- 4 over 1,050 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Laurus Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 330 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 53% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 204 | 330 | 1.6▲ | 53% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 206 | 391 | 1.9▲ | 45% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 216 | 437 | 2▲ | 45% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 205 | 365 | 1.8▲ | 50% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 200 | 357 | 1.8▲ | 52% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.5, and 59.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockport it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17.6 | −8.7 |
| Sixth form college | 33.3 | −4.5 |
| Further education | 40.2 | +16.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | −2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +2 |
Ofsted
Laurus Cheadle Hulme was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (208 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 208
- 19% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 60 parents (29%) with SEND