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.
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 travelling from central Manchester or neighbouring 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 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.
As of 2014[update], 806 pupils attend the school.
As of 2017, 903 pupils approx. attend 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.
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