The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Oldham council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 458 families put this school as their first choice, and 224 places were offered. 146 of the families who put it first got a place (32%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 24 June 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Free school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

950 (capacity 1200)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Manchester

Academy trust

CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST

Phone

01617855085

Address

Bloom Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL9 6BP

Website

brian-clarke.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports