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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 15 May 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Brigshaw High School and Language College, URN 108090
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry455 applications · 206 places offered · 201 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Leeds median median 3.0
- 2025 2.0; Leeds median median 3.1
- 2024 2.0; Leeds median median 3.1
- 2023 2.1; Leeds median median 2.9
- 2022 1.9; Leeds median median 2.9
- 2021 1.9; Leeds median median 2.8
- 2020 2.0; Leeds median median 2.9
- 2019 1.8; Leeds median median 2.6
- 2018 1.8; Leeds median median 2.7
- 2017 1.9; Leeds median median 2.6
- 2016 1.8; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Leeds median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Leeds median
Dashed bars: as Brigshaw High School and Language College (URN 108090), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 206 | 455 | 2.2 | 201 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 224 | 457 | 2.0 | 212 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 229 | 465 | 2.0 | 221 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 232 | 491 | 2.1 | 220 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 254 | 470 | 1.9 | 269 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2021 | 254 | 482 | 1.9 | 238 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 | 262 | 527 | 2.0 | 321 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2019 | 228 | 399 | 1.8 | 212 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 424 | 1.8 | 222 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 239 | 443 | 1.9 | 223 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 * | 227 | 406 | 1.8 | 219 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 * | 230 | 359 | 1.6 | 200 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 * | 211 | 381 | 1.8 | 196 | 0.93 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 233 | 51.5 | 58% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 233 | 47.4 | 46% | 68% | – |
| 2023/24 | 211 | 44.4 | 42% | 62% | +0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 222 | 45.6 | 43% | 66% | +0.14 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Brigshaw High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · LeedsGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 5.6 km · LeedsOutstanding20242.1applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · WakefieldRequires improvement20241.3applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · LeedsRemains Good20232.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 20262.2applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · LeedsGood20242.6applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 143238 · 383/4113
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,321 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- Brigshaw High School and Language College (URN 108090)
- Address
- Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2HR
- Local authority
- Leeds
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources