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The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Bloom Street, Shaw, Oldham OL9 6BP · brian-clarke.org · 0161 785 5085
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Demand for places
- 2.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 950
- 79% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.7%
- First language not English
- 37.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 458 families put the school first and 224 places were offered; 32% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 224 | 458 | 2▲ | 32% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 228 | 461 | 2▲ | 35% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 232 | 484 | 2.1▲ | 37% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 236 | 270 | 1.1▲ | 59% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 88
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (28%) with SEND