Brigshaw High SchoolSherburn High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Brigshaw High School and Sherburn High School are secondary schools.
Brigshaw High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sherburn High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sherburn High School is ahead on our composite score.
Brigshaw High School was judged Good and Sherburn High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.4 for Brigshaw High School and 51.3 for Sherburn High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brigshaw High School (51.2 in 2021-22, 47.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sherburn High School (53.4 in 2021-22, 51.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CastlefordBrigshaw High School | LeedsSherburn High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100 | C65/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 44 in Leeds | 12th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,332 | 915 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 1,139 | |
| Location | Castleford, WF10 2HR | Leeds, LS25 6AS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 | 51.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.4% | 65.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.2% | 79.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.3% Stronger figure | 21.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.15 | 4.40 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 233 | 143 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 55 | 31 | |
| A-level average points | 33.4 Stronger figure | 30.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.7 Stronger figure | 33.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.2% Stronger figure | 9.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,332 | 915 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.9% | 18.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.9% | 1.9% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.0% | 7.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.0% | 20.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brigshaw High School
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