OFSTED
25 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Tameside
Trust
THE LAURUS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,153
1,153 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
579
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
574
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.0 pts
above England
School
36.8%
Tameside Council
36.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.6 pts
below England
School
12.7%
Tameside Council
16.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Tameside Council
0.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.5%
847
Pakistani
6.1%
70
African
2.5%
29
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
29
Any other White background
2.3%
27
Chinese
2.0%
23
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.3%
257 of
1,153 pupils
1.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.6
12.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.73 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.13 pts
higher than
England
School
7.34%
Tameside Council
5.95%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.81 pts
higher than
England
School
20.63%
Tameside Council
15.03%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.87%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.07 pts
higher than
England
School
2.87%
Tameside Council
1.80%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.4%
6.9 pts
below England
Laurus Ryecroft
85.4%
Tameside Council
93.4%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.