Castlebrook High School
| Motto | "Inspire, Challenge, Excel" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Community school |
| Academy Principal | Mrs Sue Armstrong |
| Acting Deputy Headteacher | Mr Timothy Orrell |
| Location |
Unsworth Greater Manchester England |
| Local authority | Bury |
| DfE URN | 105363 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 903 pupils (approx.) |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website |
castlebrookhighschool |
Castlebrook High School is a comprehensive school located in Unsworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
A newly appointed Academy Principal, Mrs Sue Armstrong is now Headteacher as of the beginning of May 2017.
History
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.
Intake and catchment
It has a wide-ranging catchment area with some pupils travelling from central Manchester or neighbouring Bury and Salford. Some even come from as far as Bolton.
Possible closure
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 pupils 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 2014, 806 pupils attend the school.[2]
As of 2017, 903 pupils approx. attend the school
Talent of the school
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.
In 2017 Little Shop of Horrors was performed by the pupils of Castlebrook High School, with a sell out 2 of the 3 nights the show was performed.
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.
Castlebrook was judged to be "inadequate" in 2016 by Ofsted. The number of pupils attaining 5 GCSEs (including English and Maths) at grade A*-C in 2014 was below the national average.[4]
Notable former pupils
References
- ↑ Schools facing axe by 2015 are named – News. Prestwich Advertiser. Retrieved on 2016-02-09.
- ↑ Castlebrook High School. Ofsted. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ GCSE/KS4 Results 2015. Castlebrook High School
- ↑ http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/105363
Coordinates: 53°33′42″N 2°16′16″W / 53.5616°N 2.2711°W