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Laurus Ryecroft
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Lumb Lane, Droylsden, Manchester M43 7LJ · laurusryecroft.org.uk · 0161 507 5500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Tameside 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,153
- 85% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Laurus Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 270 families put the school first and 198 places were offered; 70% 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 | 198 | 270 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 201 | 308 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 200 | 265 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 237 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 214 | 289 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.6, and 50.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tameside it was 43.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲66.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.2 | +3.8 |
| Sixth form college | 18.8 | −2.9 |
| Further education | 34.2 | −4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 3.4 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 38 | B- (35.5) | Below average -0.35 |
| All academic | 38 | B- (35.4) | Below average -0.36 |
Ofsted
Laurus Ryecroft was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 25 Jan 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
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 153
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (22%) with SEND