Multi-academy trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
46 schools across 4 local authorities in North East, teaching 14,008 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 46
- Primary
- 40
- Secondary
- 6
- Pupils
- 14,008
- Average Attainment 8
- 51.3
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 70%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 43 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 0.35 (interval 0.27 to 0.43). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 1,178 pupils across 5 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
27 of the trust's 46 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 19 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: 3 Outstanding, 23 Good, 1 Requires improvement; 19 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, HexhamAcademy converter | Hexham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Saints' Catholic Primary School, LanchesterAcademy converter | Durham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, GatesheadAcademy converter | Gateshead | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw MoorAcademy converter | Durham | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, PenshawAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, LeadgateAcademy converter | Consett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ByermoorAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, CrawcrookAcademy converter | Ryton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, PelawAcademy converter | Gateshead | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow GreenAcademy converter | Gateshead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadAcademy converter | Gateshead | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, SacristonAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School, OustonAcademy converter | Chester le Street | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-StreetAcademy converter | Chester le Street | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Godric's Catholic Primary School, DurhamAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2021 | — | — | |
| St John Boste Catholic Primary School, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, BirtleyAcademy converter | Chester le Street | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, BirtleyAcademy converter | Chester le Street | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BlaydonAcademy converter | Blaydon-on-Tyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadAcademy converter | Gateshead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, GilesgateAcademy converter | Durham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary, StanleyAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, BlaydonAcademy converter | Blaydon-on-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, HexhamAcademy converter | Hexham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, BlackhillAcademy converter | Consett | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South MoorAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhickhamAcademy converter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, PrudhoeAcademy converter | Prudhoe | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh VillageAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary, WrekentonAcademy converter | Gateshead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, ConsettAcademy converter | Consett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, DiptonAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley MoorAcademy converter | DURHAM | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low FellAcademy converter | Gateshead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, DunstonAcademy converter | Gateshead | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, ConsettAcademy converter | Consett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Thomas More Primary School, BelmontAcademy converter | Belmont | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadAcademy converter | Gateshead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadAcademy converter | Gateshead | Outstanding 2024 | 53.2 | 0.710.53 to 0.89 | |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, LanchesterAcademy converter | Durham | Report card 2026 | 44.9 | 0.220.04 to 0.41 | |
| St Leonard's Catholic School, DurhamAcademy converter | Durham | No overall grade | 57.7 | 0.640.45 to 0.84 | |
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2023 | 48.9 | 0.13-0.05 to 0.31 · not a win | |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, BlaydonAcademy converter | Blaydon-on-Tyne | Good 2023 | 51.9 | 0.05-0.13 to 0.24 · not a win |
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.