Ofsted
Not judged
Inspected 2025
Students
241
Demand Ratio
2.1x
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy is a Free schools secondary school in Oldham, serving ages 11-16. Highly competitive: 2.1× more applications than places — plan well ahead.
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy is a free schools in Oldham, admitting pupils aged 11-16. It is part of CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 719 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 2.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.
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Inspection Report
Inspection Report
Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
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