Brigshaw High School

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Brigshaw High School is located in the village of Allerton Bywater, West Yorkshire, England.HistoryThe school was opened in September 1972 with only 3 buildings, the main block, music and the sports block. In the first academic year, the school consisted of a first and second year from feeder schools and additional pupils from Sherburn High School. The first headmaster was a Mr Rollinson. The school's first musical production, 'The Boyfriend' was performed in 1978 followed by 'Oliver' in 1979. A new block, 'De-Lacy', was built in the mid-1980s to cope with school growth. Much of the school's main block was gutted by an arson fire in April 2000. Another electrical fire in 2003 destroyed the sports block. In September 2004 the school became a specialist Language College as part of the UK's Specialist schools programme. Feeder schools include: Colton Primary School, Swillington Primary School, Great and Little Preston Primary School, Kippax North Junior and Infant School, Allerton Bywater Primary, Methley Primary schools, Kippax Ash Tree Primary school and Kippax Greenfields Primary school.FederationThe schools in the Brigshaw Federation have worked closely over recent years. Eight of the schools in the Federation formally consulted on establishing a shared 'Trust' for the partnership, and achieved this on 1 April 2010.Within the Trust are: Allerton Bywater Primary School; Brigshaw High School; Great Preston C of E Primary School; Kippax Greenfields Primary School; Kippax...