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

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
16.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.4%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award17
Sports StudiesTechnical Award22
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE29
Business Studies:SingleGCSE18
ChemistryGCSE29
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
English LanguageGCSE149
English LiteratureGCSE146
FrenchGCSE17
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Laurus Ryecroft

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
200
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
265
2nd preference
228
3rd preference
113
From another Local Authority
84
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
180
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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