Wilmslow High SchoolLaurus Cheadle Hulme
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Wilmslow High School and Laurus Cheadle Hulme are secondary schools.
Wilmslow High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Laurus Cheadle Hulme scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Laurus Cheadle Hulme is ahead on our composite score.
Wilmslow High School was judged Good and Laurus Cheadle Hulme was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.4 for Wilmslow High School and 54.5 for Laurus Cheadle Hulme.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wilmslow High School (54.5 in 2021-22, 51.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Laurus Cheadle Hulme (54.8 in 2022-23, 54.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WilmslowWilmslow High School | CheadleLaurus Cheadle Hulme | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | B74/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 22 in Cheshire East | 2nd of 13 in Stockport | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,212 | 1,049 | |
| Capacity | 1,977 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ | Cheadle, SK8 5GB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.4 | 54.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.4% | 59.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.1% | 76.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.1% | 80.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 5.22 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 341 | 212 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 216 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,212 | 1,049 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.3% | 19.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 17.7% | |
| SEN support | 9.1% | 16.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.0% | 4.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% | 7.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.5% | 18.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Wilmslow High School
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
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