Brian Clarke Academy is a modern secondary school in the middle of Oldham town centre.
The school's state of the art facilities support a rigorous curriculum designed to inspire academic achievement and personal growth.
Founded to serve students of all faiths and denominations and those of none, emphasises respect, integrity, and community, aligning with the trust's mission to help pupils"become everything they can be".
Ambition
BCA are Ambitious for all their young people, to become everything they can be and are meant to be – to be able to live life in all its fullness (John 1010)
Excellence
The school is committed to Excellence. It strives for excellence for all, with no compromise in expectations for any student or student group, in learning and teaching, outcomes, progress and destinations, pastoral care, welfare, safeguarding and behaviour and the full personal and social, moral, spiritual and cultural development of all in excellent facilities through enriching opportunities.
Community
Building Community is central to their vision. It is a school that brings together young people of all faiths and none in a multi-cultural, multi-faith and multi-talented school community that is grounded in the school’s central, welcoming Christian ethos, enriched by diversity and strengthened by inclusive policies and priorities, which enable all young people to achieve.
Great architecture inspires
It makes young people, and those who teach them, feel proud and invested in. The new building is designed in the style of the mill - the mills that brought diversity to the community of Oldham. The school celebrates diversity and industry - it complements and enhances the town-centre environment, and with the stained glass mullion windows designed and donated by our patron Sir Brian Clarke, creates something very special for our young people and community.
Since it's inception, The Brian Clarke CE Academy has cemented its position as a successful secondary school choice for the young people of Oldham and neighbouring towns. With year-on-year growth for applications, it is seen as many parents' first choice school with over 1200 applications received for places in 2025/26.
