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Laurus Ryecroft is a non-selective free school. It has about 950 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In January 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of The Laurus Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Priestnall School, Didsbury High School, Laurus Cheadle Hulme, Hazel Grove High School and Cheadle Hulme High School.)
Particular strengths include Attendance, Admissions, Environment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Representation.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is above average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Progress: Above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Sixth form: There is no sixth form information for this school.
Destinations: There is no destinations information for this school.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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