Unsworth Academy

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Unsworth Academy
Location
Unsworth Academy
Unsworth
,
Greater Manchester

England
Information
Type Academy
Motto"Inspire, Challenge, Excel"
EstablishedSeptember 1971
Local authority Bury
Trust Shaw Education Trust
Department for Education URN 143848 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of local governing bodyKeith Bardsley [1]
Academy PrincipalAlex Fair
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment824
Website https://unsworthacademy.org.uk/

Unsworth Academy (formerly Castlebrook High School) [2] is a coeducational secondary school located in Unsworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. [3]

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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.

Throughout 2006, along with several other schools in the wider Bury borough, it had been under a sustained threat of closure. It was 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 be amalgamated with nearby Philips High School, or that either Castlebrook or Philips will be closed. [4]

The school's GCSE results improved greatly over the next 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. [5] However, in 2016, the school was deemed inadequate by Ofsted (The number of pupils attaining 5 GCSEs (including English and Maths) at grade A*-C in 2014 was below the national average. [6]

Previously a community school administered by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, in February 2017 Castlebrook High School converted to academy status and was renamed Unsworth Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Shaw Education Trust

A new building for the school was started in January 2018 and was completed in 2019.

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Unsworth Academy - GOV.UK" . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "End of an era for Castlebrook High School". Bury Times. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Unsworth Academy Bury | Part of the Shaw Education Trust | Inspire, Challenge, Excel".
  4. ↑ Schools facing axe by 2015 are named – News. Prestwich Advertiser. Retrieved on 2016-02-09.
  5. ↑ GCSE/KS4 Results 2015 Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine . Castlebrook High School
  6. ↑ "Ofsted | Castlebrook High School".

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