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Brigshaw High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford WF10 2HR · brigshaw.com · 0113 287 8900

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
47.4
average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,321
88% of 1,500 places
Local authority
Leeds
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
22%
First language not English
2.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Brigshaw Learning Partnership

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leeds Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 201 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 269 (Places 254)269September 2023: 220 (Places 232)220September 2024: 221 (Places 229)221September 2025: 212 (Places 224)212September 2026: 201 (Places 206)201Places 206
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262062011100%
September 2025Sept 20252242120.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242292211100%
September 2023Sept 20232322200.9100%
September 2022Sept 20222542691.1▲91%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.4, and 46.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.0 (England 46.3)45.02017/18: 44.7 (England 46.5)44.72018/19: 45.6 (England 46.7)45.62021/22: 51.2 (England 48.8)51.22022/23: 45.6 (England 46.3)45.62023/24: 44.4 (England 45.9)44.42024/25: 47.4 (England 46.0)47.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.446.0
●46.4%45.4%
▲68.2%64.8%
▼25.3%40.5%
●4.154.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108090)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form32.7−17.1
Sixth form college11.8−0.4
Further education42.7+22.2
Apprenticeship3.3−3.3
Employment2.4−1.5
Not in a lasting destination5.2+0.4
Activity not captured1.9+0.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 26.9 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 33.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 30.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 38.4 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 32.4 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 27.8 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 33.4 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
55 studentsC+ (33.4)Average -0.07
55 studentsC+ (33.4)Average -0.07
26 studentsDist- (31.9)Average +0.27
11 studentsDist (36.4)Average +0.05
19.2%AAB or better
93.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2480C- (27.8)-0.45
2022/2370C+ (32.4)—
2021/2280B (38.4)—
2018/1967C (30.5)-0.35
2017/1861C+ (33)+0.12
2016/1786C- (28)-0.36
2015/1688C- (26.9)-0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University39−14.5
Apprenticeship15+6.9
Employment29+3.7
Not in a lasting destination13+6.9
Activity not captured4+1

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Brigshaw High School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
22 Oct 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (168 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
70%
Replies
168
13% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼65% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼74% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼62% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲57% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 42% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼57% agreeEngland 67%

based on 54 parents (32%) with SEND

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