The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
No rating
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
480 (20% of total capacity)
Boys
46.7%
Girls
53.3%
First language not English
32.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
36%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 33.3%
White British 29.2%
Bangladeshi 13.3%
African 8.1%
Mixed 6.8%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 1%
Other White 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
232
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
484
2nd preference
380
3rd preference
188
From another Local Authority
51
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
178
2nd preference
51
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
107
133
Year 8
240
117
123
Year 2023-2024

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