Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Road, Cheadle, SK8 5GB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr John Peet
- Sponsor
- The Laurus Trust
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,054
- URN
- 145893
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615075300
About this school
Laurus Cheadle Hulme is a secondary academy in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,054 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 209 | 204 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.8 | 54.6 | 54.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 +0.10 to +0.49 | +0.51 +0.31 to +0.70 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 58.8% | 59.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 79.9% | 76.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 84.8% | 80.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Laurus Cheadle Hulme has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.8 | 30.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.6 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.5 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,071 |
| 2023/24 | 1,067 |
| 2024/25 | 1,049 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Laurus Cheadle Hulme compares
Laurus Cheadle Hulme ranked 2nd of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.5 | 7.1% | 19.3% | 1,054 | — |
| The Kingsway School | 46.5 | 8.9% | 26.5% | 1,260 | 1.0 miles |
| Cheadle Hulme High School | 60.7 | 5.3% | 11.4% | 1,690 | 1.4 miles |
| St James' Catholic High School | 51.1 | 6.6% | 15.3% | 824 | 1.5 miles |
| Stockport Academy | 47 | 8.2% | 39.8% | 1,023 | 1.5 miles |
| Parrs Wood High School | 48.1 | 8.3% | 32.9% | 1,786 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.26%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.12%
- Persistent absence
- 18.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Kingsway School1.0 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
Cheadle Hulme High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
St James' Catholic High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
Stockport Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Parrs Wood High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Cheadle
- Cheadle Hulme High School Secondary
- St James' Catholic High School Secondary
- The Kingsway School Secondary
- Bolshaw Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School Primary
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School Primary
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School Primary
- Cheadle Village Primary School Primary
- Etchells Primary School Primary
- Hursthead Infant School Primary
- Hursthead Junior School Primary
- Ladybridge Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Laurus Cheadle Hulme teach?
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Laurus Cheadle Hulme?
- The headteacher of Laurus Cheadle Hulme is Mr John Peet, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Laurus Cheadle Hulme last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laurus Cheadle Hulme, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Laurus Cheadle Hulme?
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme has 1,054 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Laurus Cheadle Hulme full?
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,054 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Laurus Cheadle Hulme a faith school?
- No. Laurus Cheadle Hulme has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Laurus Cheadle Hulme?
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme is part of THE LAURUS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Laurus Cheadle Hulme's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.8 in 2022/23 and 54.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Laurus Cheadle Hulme rank locally?
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme ranked 2nd of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Laurus Cheadle Hulme's absence rate?
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laurus Cheadle Hulme's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laurus Cheadle Hulme's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.