Laurus Cheadle Hulme
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Unique reference
- 145893
- Address
- Cheadle Road, SK8 5GB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1049 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 67.5%
Pakistani 10.5%
Mixed 6.9%
Unclassified 4.3%
Other 2.9%
Other White 2.4%
Other Asian 2.3%
Indian 1%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 81%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.4
Local authority average 47.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.21
Local authority average 4.25
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 78 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 209 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 206 |
Admissions
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 391
- 2nd preference
- 567
- 3rd preference
- 301
- From another Local Authority
- 89
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 102 107 |
| Year 8 | 212 102 110 |
| Year 9 | 205 104 101 |
| Year 10 | 211 107 104 |
| Year 11 | 212 105 107 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 84.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 34.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 8.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 41.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |