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Laurus Grace

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedFree schools alternative provision22 pupilsStockport
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families27%About the same as most schools in England
Places58 spare22 pupils, 80 places
Pupils per teacher4.6School workforce census
Pupils on roll22Census January 2026

Laurus Grace is a free schools alternative provision in Stockport for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 22 pupils and room for 80. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.

Jacksons Lane, Stockport, SK7 5EQ0161 549 7500laurusgrace.org.ukDr Mark Sackville-Ford headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stockport council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll22Census January 2026
Places8028% full
Pupils from low-income families27%27% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan96%21 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)18%£4,400 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls12 / 10
White British pupils96%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (9), language and communications needs (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Specific learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025
Pupils on roll2220
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals27%40%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%5%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–5%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–95%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers4.8full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher4.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,888
Teachers who left in the year19%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.42024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£37,900England £7,128. Total £758k
Income per pupil£44,650England £7,587. Total £893k
Spent on teachers per pupil£15,550England £3,405
Money in reserve14%A healthy amount put by: £126k, £6,284 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£135kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£37,900spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£305,000Stockport
Nearest bus stop110 mHazel Grove High School, 20 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hazel Grove High SchoolAcademy120 m1,452Report card 202659Compare
Moorfield Primary SchoolCouncil370 m367Report card 202656Compare
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic640 m208No overall grade 202599Compare
Bramhall High SchoolCouncil0.7 miles1,295Good 202364Compare
Norbury Hall Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles457Good 202275Compare
Ladybrook Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles241Outstanding 202497Compare
Hazel Grove Primary SchoolAcademy1.1 miles365Good 20234Compare
Pownall Green Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles415Good 202389Compare
All schools in StockportBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Laurus Grace a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Laurus Grace yet.

How many pupils does Laurus Grace have?

22 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 80 places, so it is 28% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Jacksons Lane, Stockport, SK7 5EQ
Telephone
0161 549 7500
Website
www.laurusgrace.org.uk
Headteacher
Dr Mark Sackville-Ford
Type of school
Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Laurus Trust (13 schools)
Local authority
Stockport
Ward
Norbury & Woodsmoor
Constituency
Cheadle
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2024 (academy free school)
URN
151136 · LAESTAB 3561104 · UKPRN 10096045
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from