Brigshaw High School
Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2HR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BRIGSHAW LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Principal
- Mr Duncan Roberts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Brigshaw Learning Partnership
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,321
- URN
- 143238
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132878900
About this school
Brigshaw High School is a secondary academy in Castleford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,321 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 222 | 211 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | 44.4 | 47.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.05 to +0.32 | +0.05 -0.15 to +0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 41.7% | 46.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 61.6% | 68.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 46.4% | 25.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brigshaw High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.6 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.4 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.4 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,406 |
| 2023/24 | 1,369 |
| 2024/25 | 1,332 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brigshaw High School compares
Brigshaw High School ranked 21st of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.4 | 10% | 21.9% | 1,321 | — |
| Garforth Academy | 53.1 | 7.1% | 17.5% | 1,897 | 2.1 miles |
| Castleford Academy | 48.5 | 8.7% | 27.8% | 1,480 | 2.7 miles |
| Oulton Academy | 44.9 | 12% | 34.5% | 1,132 | 3.4 miles |
| Airedale Academy | 33.8 | 15.2% | 49.7% | 1,008 | 3.8 miles |
| Temple Moor High School | 45.9 | 9.2% | 25.3% | 1,341 | 4.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.91%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.03%
- Persistent absence
- 24.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Garforth Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Castleford Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Castleford
-
Oulton Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Airedale Academy3.8 miles
Secondary · Castleford
-
Temple Moor High School4.3 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Castleford
- Airedale Academy Secondary
- Castleford Academy Secondary
- Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Primary
- Airedale Infant Academy Primary
- Airedale Junior Academy Primary
- Allerton Bywater Primary School Primary
- Castleford Park Junior Academy Primary
- Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Primary
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford Primary
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy Primary
- Half Acres Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brigshaw High School teach?
- Brigshaw High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Castleford.
- Who is the principal of Brigshaw High School?
- The principal of Brigshaw High School is Mr Duncan Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brigshaw High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brigshaw High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brigshaw High School?
- Brigshaw High School has 1,321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brigshaw High School full?
- Brigshaw High School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,321 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brigshaw High School a faith school?
- No. Brigshaw High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brigshaw High School a selective school?
- No. Brigshaw High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Brigshaw High School?
- Brigshaw High School is part of THE BRIGSHAW LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brigshaw High School have?
- The schools register lists Brigshaw High School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brigshaw High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.6 in 2022/23 and 47.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brigshaw High School rank locally?
- Brigshaw High School ranked 21st of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brigshaw High School's absence rate?
- Brigshaw High School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brigshaw High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brigshaw High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.