The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Oldham
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Oldham for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bloom Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL9 6BP
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 950 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “This is an extremely welcoming school.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and rooted in high levels of care.”
- “As a result, pupils feel happy and safe.”
To improve
- “However, this practice is not consistently secure across subjects and year groups.”
- “Consequently, from time to time, some pupils do not progress through the curriculum as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 458 first-preference applications, 224 offers in total, 146 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Oldham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- The Blue Coat CofE School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 1.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Oldham 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Radclyffe School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Hathershaw College 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- North Chadderton School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook 1.7 mi Good Last distance published