NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Brigshaw High School

Brigshaw High School and Language College is located in the village of Allerton Bywater. It is the fastest-growing high school in the city of Leeds [1] with over 1400 pupils in September 2006 compared to 870 pupils in 1996. Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the UK. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. ... Allerton Bywater is a semi-rural village and civil parish in the south-east of Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, near to Castleford. ... Statistics Population: 443,247 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Ambulance service... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The school was originally opened in September 1972 and a newer block, "De-Lacey", was built in the mid-80's to cope with the schools' growth. In September 2004 it became a Specialist Language College as part of the UK's Specialist schools programme. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the UK. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. ... The specialist schools programme is a UK government programme which encourages secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas to boost achievement. ...

The main building was destroyed by a fire in April 2000, caused by arson by two pupils. It was rebuilt during 2002 at a cost of £8m and opened in September. It was re-named "Silkstone" after a coal face located underneath the school. This article is about the year 2000. ... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ...

The sports block was destroyed by an electrical fire in December 2003, and was rebuilt in July 2005 at a cost of £1.5m. The new sports facility includes a fully equipped gym, a running track, football / rugby fields as well as indoor tennis and basketball courts. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ...

The music centre is the only building which remains from the original 1972 construction. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

British rock band The Music met at the school, and have had great success in the United Kingdom and overseas. Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... This article is about a British rock band. ...

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