Brigshaw High School
School Name: Brigshaw High School Address: Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater Town/City: Castleford County: West Yorkshire Postcode: WF10 2HR Telephone Number: 0113 287 8900 Website: www.brigshaw.com
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2016 Trust: The Brigshaw Learning Partnership Sponsor: The Brigshaw Learning Partnership
Principal: Mr Duncan Roberts
Capacity: 1500
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1321 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 88% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 22%
- PD - Physical Disability
URN: 143238
DfE Number: 383/4113
UKPRN: 10057632
UPRN: 72327385
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Leeds (E08000035)
Constituency: Selby (E14001464)
Electoral Ward: Kippax & Methley (E05011401)
Easting & Northing: 440834E, 429088N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 45' 25.91" N 1° 22' 55.22" W
Plus Code: 9C5WQJ49+V5
DfE Record: View record
- Great Preston VC CofE Primary School (0.4km)
- Allerton Bywater Primary School (1.3km)
- Kippax Greenfield Primary School (1.7km)
- Kippax Ash Tree Primary School (1.8km)
- Methley Primary School (2.2km)
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School (2.4km)
- Kippax North Primary School (2.4km)
- Swillington Primary School (2.8km)
- Garforth Academy (3.4km)
- The Grange School (3.6km)
Same trust
- Swillington Primary School
- Kippax Ash Tree Primary School
- Kippax Greenfield Primary School
- Allerton Bywater Primary School
- Kippax North Primary School
- Methley Primary School
- Mrs Sarah Brown - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 November 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 10 November 2029.
- Mr Mark Cahill - Local Governor. Appointed on 5 July 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 4 July 2027.
- Mr Luke Grainge - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 October 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 12 October 2029.
- Mr Stuart McDougall - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 October 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 3 October 2029.
- Mr Chris Reid - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 December 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 7 December 2029.
- Mr Duncan Roberts - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 April 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Ms Deborah Siddal - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 October 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 26 October 2029.
- Miss Kirsty Spencer - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 October 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 14 October 2028.
- Mrs Emma Watson - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 25 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 December 2029.
- Natalie Wilson - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 October 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 14 October 2028.