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Laurus Cheadle Hulme

Free school · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed

Part of THE LAURUS TRUST

Cheadle Road, Cheadle, SK8 5GB

0161 507 5300 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedOutstandingInspected 21 March 2023
Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%England 45% · 2024/25
Pupils1,054Room for 1,050
First-choice applications per place1.6330 for 204 places, September 2026

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at the inspection that started on 21 March 2023.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
SafeguardingEffective

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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

GCSEs (key stage 4, age 16), 2024/25

212 pupils in this year group.

60% — 11 points above the Stockport average, and 15 points above the England average.

MeasureThis schoolStockportEngland
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 60% 49% 45%
Attainment 8 scoreAverage of each pupil's grades across 8 GCSE-level subjects, with English and maths counted twice. Around 50 means grade 5s on average. 54.5 47.1 46.1
EBacc average point scoreAverage points across the English Baccalaureate subjects: English, maths, sciences, a language and history or geography. 5.2 4.3 4.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths, over time
40% 50% 60% 70% England 2022/23: 45%England 2023/24: 46%England 2024/25: 45% This school 2022/23: 60%This school 2023/24: 59%This school 2024/25: 60% This school England 45% 2022/23 60% 2023/24 59% 2024/25 60%

Progress 8 isn't shown. DfE didn't publish it for 2024/25 because this year group's key stage 2 tests in 2020 were cancelled, and older progress scores aren't comparable.

Source: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

After Year 11

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

209 pupils in this year group.

93% — 2 points above the Stockport average, and about the same as the England average.

Where pupils went after Year 11
This school 26%38%23%
England 34%13%37%
MeasureThis schoolStockportEngland
Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or workPupils recorded in sustained education, apprenticeship or employment in the year after finishing Year 11. 93% 91% 92%
School sixth form 26% 8% 34%
Sixth form college 38% 41% 13%
Further education college 23% 34% 37%
Apprenticeship 3% 3% 3%
Work 2% 3% 3%

Source: DfE key stage 4 destination measures, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Stockport. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were about 1.5 first-choice applications for every place.

Places offered204
Families who put it first330
Of those, offered a place175 (53%)
Families who listed it at all1,442

First-choice applications per place: 2024: 2.0 · 2025: 1.9 · 2026: 1.6

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Stockport

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolStockportEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
 19.3% 24.8%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan
 4.7% 4.1%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support
 16.9% 16.4%* 13.4%
English as an additional language
 17.7% 12.7%* 19.2%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
 7.1% 8.8%* 8.4%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
 18.6% 22.4%* 23.4%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
 25.1 20.5 21.2
Pupils suspended at least once
 8.0% 7.7% 7.3%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.38% 0.23%
Pupils per teacher
 15.1 16.2 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
 9.9 11.0 11.8
Teachers who left during the year
 16.8% 12.7%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Laurus Cheadle Hulme's Ofsted rating?

Laurus Cheadle Hulme was rated Outstanding by Ofsted at its inspection in 21 March 2023.

How did Laurus Cheadle Hulme do in its GCSEs?

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils grade 5 or above in English and maths, 15 points above the England average of 45%.

Is Laurus Cheadle Hulme oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 330 families put Laurus Cheadle Hulme as their first choice for 204 places: about 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. 175 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.