Laurus Ryecroft

Type Secondary / Free schools
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Lumb Lane
Droylsden
Manchester
M43 7LJ
Phone 01615075500
Reference Number 145894

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1046
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.38%
Girls: 49.62%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 98 115 213
8 107 111 218
9 109 106 215
10 107 106 213
11 90 60 150
12 16 21 37
13 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.2%
Pakistani 3.8%
Unclassified 3.6%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
African 2.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Asian 1.4%
Indian 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%
Chinese 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-13
Date Description Report
2023-01-25 School inspection: School inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 55.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 79.2% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 228 16
Third Preference 113 4
From another Local Authority 84 17

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Chappell Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7NA
0.74 miles
Moorside Primary School
Market Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7DA
0.76 miles
Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School
Ashton Road, Woodhouses, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9WL
0.8 miles
Greenside Primary School
Greenside Lane, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7RA
0.88 miles
Aldwyn Primary School
Lumb Lane, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5SF
0.9 miles
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Church Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7BR
0.97 miles
Ashton West End Primary Academy
William Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 0BJ
1.1 miles
South Failsworth Community Primary School
Paddock Lane, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0NY
1.13 miles
Waterloo Primary School
Worthington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 9NA
1.25 miles
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Kenyon Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7DU
1.31 miles
Canon Burrows CofE Primary School
Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 9ND
1.32 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School
St Johns C of E Primary School, James Street, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire, M35 9PY
1.32 miles
St Mary's RC Primary School
Clive Road, Failsworth, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M35 0NW
1.33 miles
Manchester Road Primary Academy
Manchester Road, Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire, M43 6GD
1.36 miles
Fairfield Road Primary School
Grove Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF
1.37 miles
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5HD
1.39 miles
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
Propps Hall Drive, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0ND
1.4 miles
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
Elgin Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 9DD
1.43 miles
Audenshaw Primary School
Ash Street, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5NG
1.46 miles
Holy Family RC Primary School
Lime Green Road, Limehurst Village, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3NG
1.47 miles
Name Distance
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Brierley Avenue, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9HA
1.1 miles
The Limes School
73A Taunton Road, Ashton under Lyne, Gtr Manchester, Preston, Lancashire, OL7 9DU
1.2 miles
Droylsden Academy
MANOR ROAD, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M43 6QD
1.2 miles
Greater Manchester Alternative Provision
87 Blandford Street, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 7HW
1.29 miles
Greater Manchester Independent School
Unit 3 Peel St, Failsworth, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0UF
1.4 miles
Fairfield High School for Girls
Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AB
1.42 miles
Safe Start School
1, 2, 4 & 5 Henry Square Chambers, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, OL6 7ST
1.44 miles
New Bridge School
Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PH
1.49 miles
Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PT
1.56 miles
The Greens ENS
202 Droylsden Road, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 1NZ
1.71 miles
Spring Brook Academy
Dean Street, Failsworth, Oldham, Lancashire, M35 0DQ
1.8 miles
Audenshaw School
Hazel Street, Audenshaw, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M34 5NB
1.91 miles
Wright Robinson College
Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8RL
1.98 miles
Oasis Academy Oldham
Hollins Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 4JZ
2.12 miles
Tameside College
Beaufort Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL6 6NX
2.21 miles
The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 3EP
2.23 miles
Samuel Laycock School
Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8RF
2.25 miles
Denton Community College
Taylor Lane, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 3NG
2.26 miles
Great Academy Ashton
Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8RF
2.28 miles
Music Stuff
Unit 2, The Cuthbert Centre, 877 Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M11 2NA
2.38 miles
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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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