Green light for Brian Clarke building at Blue Coat School.

We are pleased and excited to announce that we have been granted planning permission for our new, temporary school building situated on the site of The Blue Coat School.

This will ensure The Brian Clarke CE Academy will open on schedule for Year 7 in September 2022. A move to our permanent home will then take place in the spring of 2023.

The accommodation will include all the necessary classrooms, science laboratories and IT infrastructure that will be required for the short stay on the Egerton Road site. The modular construction will be comprised of brand new, purpose-built units, often used by schools as a permanent solution but in this case, will only be on-site and in use for a short period of time.

The temporary solution is required due to delays in the original new school approval process brought about by the Covid19 pandemic and has the full support of Oldham Council leadership, ensuring that the borough has the much needed 240 new school places on time.

The Headteacher designate for the school Allison Ash said:

“We are so pleased that planning permission for our new temporary school building school has been granted, hot on the heels of the planning permission for our permanent home. As the former Deputy Head at The Blue Coat School, it will be a real “home away from home” for me when we open here in September 2022! We have taken the upmost care in the planning of the temporary site to ensure that Brian Clarke CE Academy students get a brilliant start to their school lives.”

You can view the design and site plans and download a copy of the full architect “design and access statement” for the new, permanent school building by visiting the Our Building page here.

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