The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | |
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Booth Street , , | |
Coordinates | 53°32′46″N 2°06′30″W / 53.546°N 2.1083°W |
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Other name | Blue Coat II |
Type | Free school |
Motto | Latin: Luceat Lux Vestra (let your light shine) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 2022 |
Trust | Cranmer Education Trust |
Department for Education URN | 149137 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Sean Curley[1] |
Headteacher | Allison Ash |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrolment | 240 |
Capacity | 1200[2] |
Website | www |
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy is a co-educational Church of England free school for 11- to 16-year-olds, located in the town centre of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.[3]
The school caters to pupils aged 11–16, offering GCSE courses. It is temporarily located at The Blue Coat School, and construction on the purpose-built new school complex is planned to be completed by April 2023.[4]
The school is named after the artist Brian Clarke, painter and stained-glass designer, who was born in Oldham.[5] The motto of the school is Luceat Lux Vestra, from Matthew 5:16: "let your light shine".
In 2018, the CEO of the Cranmer Education Trust, Julie Hollis, applied to the Department for Education for a new secondary school in Oldham.[6][7] The name of the proposed school, the Brian Clarke Academy, was revealed in November 2020,[8] together with the school crest, motto, and launch of the school's website. Planning permission for the purpose-built school building, designed by architectural practice FaulknerBrowns and to be constructed by construction company Willmott Dixon,[9] was granted in April 2021.[2][10] The school officially opened the new building in summer 2023.