Students steal the show with Bugsy Malone
Students at Laurus Ryecroft delivered three nights of show-stopping performances in this year’s school production of Bugsy Malone. After the success of last year’s production, staff and students wanted to set the bar even higher with a different kind of...
Lego Rovers and Laughing Robots: Computing students visit the University of Manchester
Last term, 11 lucky students from Laurus Ryecroft had an exciting visit to the Computer Science Department at the University of Manchester (UoM). The visit began with a talk by Dr Zahra Montazeri who spoke to the students about her role in the industry. Dr Montazeri...
Wrapped Up 2023: End of Term Highlights
The Autumn Term has been a fantastic start to the academic year at Laurus Ryecroft, with lots of exciting things going on! To end what has been a brilliant year, we have wrapped up some of the highlights from the past few months. A brilliant start for Sixth...
Browne Jacobson Lawyer inspires Sixth Form students to think about a career in Law
Sixth Form students at Laurus Ryecroft Sixth Form welcomed Corporate Lawyer, Ryan Brown from Browne Jacobson law firm into the school this week. The talk was arranged as part of the Laurus Launchpad programme to give Sixth Form students the chance to hear from...
Founding cohort celebrate their first ever set of GCSE results
Congratulations to the Laurus Ryecroft class of 2023 who have performed exceptionally well and achieved amazing GCSE results. 74% of students gained a Grade 4 or above in English and Mathematics, with over a quarter of all grades awarded at the ‘top shelf’ Grade 7-9....
Summer Term Highlights 2023
It has been an incredible year for Laurus Ryecroft (LR). We celebrated our first ever Ofsted report, which rated us Outstanding, and we had a lot of fun and learning along the way. From winning the Great Debate in Autumn, to taking the stage in Spring with We Will...
Student releases debut single after signing record deal
Alex Spencer, a student from Laurus Ryecroft, released his debut single today after signing a record deal with Modern Sky. His debut single, ‘A Night To Waste’, tells the tale of life as a teenager growing up in the suburbs. Alex said it’s about...
Students meet Duchess of Edinburgh and explore sustainable farming
20 Design and Technology students from Laurus Ryecroft had an exciting visit to Harper Adams University as part of a research study led by LEAF Education. LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) Education work with young people to inspire and enable sustainable...