Didsbury High School
Free schools secondary school in Manchester (Manchester).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Didsbury High School is one of 13 schools run by The Laurus Trust.
- Type of school
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadle Hulme High School | Secondary | Stockport | 1,690 | 8 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Cheadle Hulme Primary School | Primary | Stockport | 458 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| Crown Street Primary School | Primary | Manchester | 80 | 6 | not inspected / no record |
| Didsbury High School (this school) | Secondary | Manchester | 1,220 | 9 | Outstanding 2024 |
| Gorsey Bank Primary School | Primary | Cheshire East | 422 | 7 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Hazel Grove High School | Secondary | Stockport | 1,452 | 7 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3; safeguarding standards met |
| Hazel Grove Primary School | Primary | Stockport | 365 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Laurus Cheadle Hulme | Secondary | Stockport | 1,054 | 7 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Laurus Grace | - | Stockport | 22 | 4 | not inspected / no record |
| Laurus Ryecroft | Secondary | Tameside | 1,153 | 10 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Norris Bank Primary School | Primary | Stockport | 403 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Priestnall School | Secondary | Stockport | 1,312 | 8 | Requires improvement 2019This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Woodford Primary School | Primary | Stockport | 149 | 9 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| 13 schools | 9,780 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.