Laurus Ryecroft
Free schools in Manchester, M43 7LJ, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,153 on roll.
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In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.63 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
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The circle is 0.63 miles, the distance the school admitted from in the latest published year.
Laurus Ryecroft: 0.63 miles Audenshaw Primary School: 0.5 miles, published by Tameside
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Laurus Ryecroft is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
Source: Tameside, published admission distances
Where Laurus Ryecroft and Audenshaw Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Audenshaw Primary School admitted from 0.5 miles in the latest published year, published by Tameside. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.63 and 0.5 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Laurus Ryecroft that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.48 mi 2025/26 | 0.8 mi |
| Greenside Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.6 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.67 mi | 1.3 mi |
| St John's Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.91 mi 2025/26 | 1.3 mi |
| Fairfield High School for Girls Both in reach | Secondary | 0.72 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Audenshaw Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.5 mi | 1.5 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,153 pupils in 1,350 places (85% full) |
| Trust | THE LAURUS TRUST |
| Local authority | Tameside |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Outstanding, inspected 12 March 2023 |
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.73 |
| 2022/23 | +0.33 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Laurus Ryecroft
| Girls and boys | 50.2% girls, 49.8% boys |
| English as an additional language | 12.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 36.8% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Laurus Ryecroft's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 22.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 21.7% |
| Further education college | 38.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% |
| Employment | 4.6% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 5.9% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
Getting to Laurus Ryecroft by bus
Best-served stop: Cryer Street, 153 yd away, with 4.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:29, last 23:58.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryer Street | 152 yd | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 231, 230, 864 |
| Cryer Street | 153 yd | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 231, 230, 864 |
| Littlemoss Road | 0.1 mi | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 231, 230, 864 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Laurus Ryecroft?
Laurus Ryecroft does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 0.63 miles away, per Tameside.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Laurus Ryecroft?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.63 miles was enough in the latest published year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Laurus Ryecroft guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Tameside school's distance
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