WELCOME TO THE BRIAN CLARKE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY Our new school will be an inclusive, co-educational, Church of England secondary school situated in the centre of the town of Oldham, founded to serve students of all faiths and denominations and those of none. We will provide an excellent education to a student population that is aspirational, multi-cultural, multi-faith and multi-talented – a community that is a true microcosm of the Borough as a whole. The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy is part of the Cranmer Education Trust, a schools’ trust based at The Blue Coat School, Oldham. The purpose of the Cranmer Education Trust is encapsulated in our mission statement: Ambition, Excellence, Community – our mission is to transform the life chances of children and young people through excellent education and outstanding schools and to nurture our pupils to become everything they can be and are meant to be. This is a mission that I am passionate about, and I want more children in our local area to take advantage of our vision. Our new school is being founded to help meet the need for more secondary school places in the borough and to provide another good school, like The Blue Coat School, to increase parental choice. By providing an additional 240 places per year, which are open to and easily accessible for young people over a wide area through the public transport network of business and Metro, The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy will provide parents with a new and different choice of a school in a high-achieving trust which has served the town for over 180 years. Please do register your interest on our website to ensure to receive information about upcoming events and all our latest news and developments.