Laurus Ryecroft
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 25 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
- 1142 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 74.4%
Mixed 6.1%
Pakistani 5.2%
Unclassified 3.9%
African 2.2%
Other White 1.8%
Other Asian 1.5%
Chinese 1.4%
Indian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 66%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.75
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Laurus Ryecroft
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 308
- 2nd preference
- 217
- 3rd preference
- 102
- From another Local Authority
- 89
Offers
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 116 97 |
| Year 8 | 214 99 115 |
| Year 9 | 218 108 110 |
| Year 10 | 212 106 106 |
| Year 11 | 208 104 104 |
| Year 12 | 39 24 15 |
| Year 13 | 38 17 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.3% 3.0% |