| Motto | Best for all |
|---|---|
| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Headteacher | Mr Anthony Roberts |
| Deputy headteacher | Mrs Sue Armstrong |
| Specialism | Science, Technology |
| Location | Unsworth Greater Manchester England |
| Local authority | Metropolitan Borough of Bury |
| DfE URN | 105363 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 903 (approx.) |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | castlebrookhighschool.co.uk |
Castlebrook High School is a comprehensive school located in Unsworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
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The school opened in September 1971 and was originally called Unsworth Comprehensive School. Its initial enrollment was 146 pupils. In 1983, the school merged with Whitefield High School (aka Albert Road) and was renamed Castlebrook High School.
It has a wide ranging catchment area with some pupils traveling from central Manchester or neighboring Bury and Salford. Some even come from as far as Bolton.
Throughout 2006, along with several other schools in the wider Bury borough, it had been under a sustained threat of closure. It is believed that there will be 2,000 fewer high school students in Bury,so Bury Council wanted to close two high schools in the area. It was possible that Castlebrook would amalgamate with nearby Philips High School, or that either Castlebrook or Philips will be closed.[1]
As of 2004[update], 952 pupils attend the school.[2]
The school has been known for its great musical and theatrical ability and has staged many productions, musicals and musical, from Hobson's Choice, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, and most recently in 2006 one of the first, if not the first, comprehensive school to perform the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. The School has also been known to create its own musicals and stage them themselves, for example in the year 2001 the school staged a production (musical) called 'Sold Out' which was written by the performing arts staff of the school.
The school's GCSE results have been improving greatly over the last few years; with 61% of pupils achieving 5 A*-Cs in 2008, up to 76% in 2009 and to 80% in 2010, the highest the school has ever achieved [3].
As of latest Castlebrook gets the highest GCSE results in the Construction BTEC course in England.
The school is a Specialist Science and Technology college.