Laurus Ryecroft
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 26 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 145894
- Address
- Lumb Lane, Droylsden, M43 7LJ
- Website
- www.laurusryecroft.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1046 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.9%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 77.2%
Mixed 6%
Pakistani 3.8%
Unclassified 3.6%
African 2.1%
Other White 1.5%
Indian 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.7
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.23
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 150 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Laurus Ryecroft
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 265
- 2nd preference
- 228
- 3rd preference
- 113
- From another Local Authority
- 84
Offers
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 98 115 |
| Year 8 | 218 107 111 |
| Year 9 | 215 109 106 |
| Year 10 | 213 107 106 |
| Year 11 | 150 90 60 |
| Year 12 | 37 16 21 |