The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy

The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Address
Booth Street Oldham , Greater Manchester , OL9 6EF England
Coordinates	53°32′46″N 2°06′30″W / 53.546°N 2.1083°W / 53.546; -2.1083
Information
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; 3 years ago (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	1,200[2]
Website	www.brian-clarke.org

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.

• The Blue Coat School
• List of schools in Oldham

• The official Brian Clarke Church of England Academy website