Multi-academy trust
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
39 schools across 3 local authorities in North East, teaching 14,381 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 39
- Primary
- 34
- Secondary
- 5
- Pupils
- 14,381
- Average Attainment 8
- 50.2
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 69%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 37 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits above the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.25 (interval 0.16 to 0.33). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 1,091 pupils across 5 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
25 of the trust's 39 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 14 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 2 Outstanding, 22 Good, 1 Requires improvement; 14 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, FenhamAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Cramlington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, AshingtonAcademy converter | Ashington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, WallsendAcademy converter | Wallsend | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, WalkerAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bedlington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, NewcastleAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, WallsendAcademy converter | Wallsend | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, WallsendAcademy converter | Wallsend | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North ShieldsAcademy converter | North Shields | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, BerwickAcademy converter | Berwick-upon-Tweed | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, KentonAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells CloseAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West DentonAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BenwellAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North ShieldsAcademy converter | North Shields | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, WesterhopeAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, CullercoatsAcademy converter | North Shields | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest HallAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, GosforthAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, AlnwickAcademy converter | Alnwick | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Roberts Catholic First School, MorpethAcademy converter | Morpeth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, NewcastleAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, HeatonAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| St Vincents Catholic Primary School, NewcastleAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blyth | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley BayAcademy converter | Whitley Bay | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | 52.1 | 0.540.35 to 0.73 | |
| St Benet Biscop Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Bedlington | Good 2023 | 41.3 | -0.17-0.37 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| St Cuthbert's High SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | 49 | 0.00-0.20 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| St Mary's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Outstanding 2023 | 58.9 | 0.560.37 to 0.74 | |
| St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | North Shields | Good 2023 | 49.6 | 0.210.04 to 0.39 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.