Schools We Support
Cheadle Hulme High School
CHHS is a hugely oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive with a reputation for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and a determination to ensure that every child succeeds. More than 1,500 students attend the school, which also includes a Sixth Form and a Teaching School. CHHS has been judged Outstanding in every category by Ofsted in 2011 and 2015. Its 2018 GCSE results place CHHS in the top 2% of all schools nationally and it was deemed 'well above average' in its Progress 8 score. In 2018, half of all A level grades achieved were A/A*.
Cheadle Hulme Primary School
Cheadle Hulme Primary School, a new two-form entry school which opened in September 2018. It aims to provide a continuum of excellence and to respond to local needs. The vision is that every child’s experience at primary school will pave the way for success at secondary school and beyond and will ultimately open the door to the future of their choice.
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
This 11-16 secondary school opened its doors in September 2018 to 210 Year 7s. It addresses the need to fill a shortage of school places in the local area and provide parents with additional choice. A further seven Year 7 forms will be added each academic year until it becomes a thriving 1,050-pupil secondary school by September 2022, replicating the outstanding provision offered by Cheadle Hulme High School.
Didsbury High School
This 11-18 secondary school was approved in the July 2016 announcement of successful free school bids. It opened in September 2019 to 210 Year 7s. It will address a shortfall of places in Manchester and will replicate the outstanding provision of Cheadle Hulme High School and Cheadle Hulme Sixth Form.
Laurus Ryecroft
This 11-18 secondary school was approved in the July 2016 announcement of successful free school bids. The school opened in September 2018 to 154 Year 7s. Further Year 7 forms will be added each academic year as it addresses a shortfall of places in Tameside. It will replicate the outstanding provision of Cheadle Hulme High School and Cheadle Hulme Sixth Form.
Gorsey Bank Primary School
Gorsey Bank Primary School is a two form entry primary school based in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The school joined the Laurus Trust on 1st October 2016. Gorsey Bank has a reputation for excellence and focuses on learning in a safe environment which is inspirational, inquisitive, fun and nurtures minds.
CHHS Sixth Form
Cheadle Hulme Sixth Form is a recently built and dedicated Sixth Form Centre with full classroom, laboratory, Refectory, Auditorium and Independent Study facilities. In 2015 CHHS Sixth form were awarded ‘Outstanding’ from Ofsted.
Hazel Grove High School
Hazel Grove High School is an 11–18 mixed, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Hazel Grove, Stockport, Greater Manchester. The school joined the Laurus Trust in the summer of 2019.