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Laurus Ryecroft
Lumb Lane, Droylsden, Manchester M43 7LJ
Laurus Ryecroft is a non-selective free school. It has 144 staff (about 123 FTEs), including 84 teachers (about 82 FTEs).
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 Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
1.1Co-op Academy Failsworth
1.4Droylsden Academy
1.6Fairfield High School for Girls
1.9Oasis Academy Oldham
1.9Audenshaw School
2.1Wright Robinson College
2.1Great Academy Ashton
2.1The Hathershaw College
2.5Denton Community Academy
2.5St Damian's RC Science College
2.5St Matthew's RC High School
2.7All Saints Catholic College
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.18, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £210 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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