Oldham’s newest school has received approx 600 applications but it only has 240 places. But it won’t treat every child equally. So which of the following will lead to your child having an advantage? A. You live close to the school No, that’s not going to give you an advantage. Unlike most state-funded schools that …
There’s a need for more honesty from Oldham Council about the Brian Clarke Academy admissions policy. At a Council Cabinet meeting last week, Cllr Mushtaq (Cabinet Member for Education and Skills) claimed that the admissions arrangements for the new Brian Clarke Academy are “fair and equitable to pupils of all faiths and no faith”, and …
Fair Schools for Oldham have pointed out the unfairness in the Brian Clarke Academy’s proposed admissions policy. We’ve calculated that children of parents that can prove they worship regularly will be eligible for over twice as many places in the new school as those that don’t. The Cranmer Trust say that our claim is ‘factually …
