Multi-academy trust
Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust
16 schools across 4 local authorities in North West, West Midlands, teaching 4,581 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 16
- Primary
- 14
- Secondary
- 2
- Pupils
- 4,581
- Average Attainment 8
- 43.2
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 52%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 9 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits below 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 -0.21 (interval -0.36 to -0.06). The interval sits entirely below zero, so this looks like a real shortfall rather than noise. Weighted by 379 pupils across 2 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
8 of the trust's 16 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 8 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: 6 Good, 2 Requires improvement; 8 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Macclesfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Oswestry | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Congleton | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Shrewsbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Macclesfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | BRIDGNORTH | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Winsford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.Academy converter | Telford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Telford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Stockport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Newport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Knutsford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Wilmslow | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Middlewich | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| All Hallows Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | Macclesfield | No overall grade | 49.6 | 0.00-0.20 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Ellesmere Port | Report card 2026 | 36.9 | -0.47-0.69 to -0.25 |
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.