New 3G pitch awarded funding to honour Lionesses
Laurus Ryecroft has been awarded a £748,000 grant from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation to build a new 3G pitch to help turbocharge women’s and girls’ football in Tameside. The new pitch at the school, will be one of at least 30 set to...
Aspiring engineers attend ‘Girls into Electronics’ at University of Liverpool
Aspiring engineers from Laurus Ryecroft had an exciting visit to the University of Liverpool for a ‘Girls into Electronics’ day. On Thursday 4th July, Miss Merry and Mrs Jones took current and prospective female engineers to take part in an electronics...
End of Year Highlights 2024
As we close our doors for the summer holidays, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on an extraordinary year at Laurus Ryecroft. As we close our doors for the summer holidays, Laurus Ryecroft reflects on a year filled with remarkable achievements and memorable...
National Biscuit Day: Bake off with Hill Biscuits
For National Biscuit Day, students at Laurus Ryecroft put their baking skills to the test in a Cheesecake Bake Off with Hill Biscuits. On Wednesday 29th May it was National Biscuit Day, a day synonymous with quintessentially British bakes! The occasion saw Hill...
Laurus Ryecroft celebrates completing leading national gender inclusion programme in Computer Science
Laurus Ryecroft has been recognised for their commitment to encouraging gender inclusion in Computer Science by the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE). Computer Science is the fastest-growing STEM subject, and yet, despite its popularity, girls are...
LTBAs 2023-2024: The Results!
We are thrilled to announce the results of this year’s Laurus Trust Book Awards (LTBAs)! After much anticipation, the ceremony took place at our school this April, and it was a resounding success. LTBA elective students from our Trust High Schools came together at...
Blast Off! Students soar in RAF STEM Challenge
Students at Laurus Ryecroft blasted off into the exciting world of flight during the ‘Road to RIAT: Blast Off!’ STEM challenge day with the Royal Air Force (RAF). The ‘Road to RIAT: Blast Off!’ is a competition delivered by the Royal Air Force...
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...