The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Oldham
Bloom Street, Oldham, OL9 6BP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/06/2025
Application demand
35%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
10.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
950
Capacity used
Has space79%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
35%
1st preference success rate
162 of 461 families who put it first got an offer
228
Places offered
1134
Total applications
5.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 461 | 162 | ● 35% |
| 2nd preference | 401 | 58 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 209 | 6 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 63 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 1134 | 228 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Oldham lets families list 5 preferences. 91 applications came from outside the council area (20 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Allison Ash
- Address
- Bloom Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL9 6BP
- Phone
- 01617855085
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward / constituency
- Coldhurst · Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149137
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
950 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
24 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 731 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oldham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.