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When Hazel Grove High School joined the Laurus Trust, Martin was delighted to be appointed as Head of School. Prior to this, Martin was Deputy Headteacher at Cheadle Hulme High School, where he was a senior leader for six years. He is a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) and is passionate about improving the educational opportunities for young people.

Martin graduated with a BA (Hons) in English and Sport in 2005, and then went on to complete his PGCE. He has been teaching for 18 years and began his teaching career in Tameside before joining CHHS in 2011. Martin has experienced a variety of roles throughout his career which have focused on achievement, behaviour and pastoral care and effective teaching and learning.

In his role as an SLE Martin has supported underperforming schools and has successfully taken on the role of Acting Headteacher in these circumstances. He has completed his National Professional Qualification for Headship and has a Masters degree in Education. Martin is committed to creating the best possible opportunities for his students to succeed and develop a love of learning that will last and that will support them as they take their next steps in life. 

In September 2019 Hazel Grove High School joined the Laurus Trust, which is underpinned by the shared vision...“For everyone, regardless of background or circumstance, to be inspired, to thrive in all environments, to recognise what it takes to succeed, to set aspirational goals and to work hard to achieve them.” We opened our redeveloped Academic Sixth Form in September 2023 and saw our first set of A Level results in summer 2025.

In our recent ‘Good’ Ofsted inspection in January 2022, Hazel Grove was classified as Outstanding in the areas of Leadership and Management; Personal Development and also in our Sixth Form provision with inspectors noting that staff “are highly positive about what leaders do to support them”.

We are so proud of our students who achieved truly impressive GCSE results in 2025. Nearly half of the cohort achieved Grades 5+ in English and Maths and 67% achieved grades 4+ in both subjects. A superb 27% of all grades attained were the highest grades of 7-9. Across the broad range of subjects at Hazel Grove there have been exceptional outcomes. Our Year 9 linguists achieved an incredible set of GCSE results with over a third of students achieving a grade 7-9, 70% securing a grade 5 or above and 81% achieving a grade 4 or higher. 2025 also saw the inaugural Year 13 cohort at Hazel Grove Sixth Form achieve an incredible set of A Level results with 77% of all grades awarded at A*-B and an amazing 49% at A*-A. One third of students achieved A*-A across all of their subjects and have secured places at some of the top universities in the country including The University of Oxford, Imperial College London, Durham University and The University of St Andrews.

Hazel Grove is very much a part of the wider community and the partnership between students, staff and parents/carers is vital to the continued success of the school. We endeavour to provide students with the best possible opportunities to succeed and develop a love of learning that will last and that will support them as they take their next steps in life. Our hardworking and dedicated staff always have our students’ best interests at heart and challenge them to achieve their goals.

We set aspirational targets for all students and provide the curriculum, support and the structure needed to achieve them. This is essential to ensure that our students feel safe, confident and challenged. We have high expectations of all members of our school community and we provide opportunities for students to engage with the wider life of the school and, importantly, to develop the qualities, attitudes and habits which will allow them to flourish. At Hazel Grove High School, we place the professional development of staff at the very core of what we do. Our teachers know our students as individuals but they are also passionate and knowledgeable about their subjects. We all consider ourselves to be lifelong learners.

Providing high quality learning opportunities – and removing any barriers – is at the centre of what we want to achieve for our students and we remain committed to ensuring all our students can get the very best out of their time at Hazel Grove High School.