The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
Good
Jun 24 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oldham
Unique reference
149137
Address
Bloom Street, OL9 6BP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
719 (40% of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
33.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.1%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 33.1%
White British 25.9%
Bangladeshi 13.9%
African 10.2%
Mixed 7.4%
Other Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Chinese 1.4%
Other White 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
228
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
461
2nd preference
401
3rd preference
209
From another Local Authority
91
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
162
2nd preference
58
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
20
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
239
125
114
Year 8
238
107
131
Year 9
242
117
125
Year 2024-2025

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