Secondary school in Oldham
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Bloom Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL9 6BP
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 24 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 950
- Places
- 1200
- How full
- 79% full — 950 of 1200 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 500 / 450
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 10%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 41%
- English as an additional language
- 34%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Oldham 016D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 17%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 37%
- Households owning their home
- 35%
- Households in social housing
- 45%
- Households with no car
- 46%
- Adults economically inactive
- 57%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Allison Ash
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Coldhurst
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- URN
- 149137
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood HighOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah NorthwestOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Ellen House SecondaryOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Westwood Boys SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| The Blue Coat CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | 59.1 | 0.7 mi |
| Hulme Grammar SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Sapience Girls AcademyOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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