Brinsworth Comprehensive School is a mixed secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 in the community of Brinsworth

Brinsworth

Brinsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated close to the River Rother between Rotherham and Sheffield . At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 8,950.-History:Brinsworth is located about mile south...

, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. There are 1,501 students in ranging from ages 11 to 18. Brinswoth Comprehensive is known as a specialist Science college in the Rotherham region but is also quite capable in many other subjects. The school also has a Sixth Form, which is mainly reserved for current students.

The school has recently received an 'outstanding' mark from Ofsted.

External links

• Brinsworth's entry from the UK Department for Education and Skills.