Multi-academy trust
St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust
18 schools across 4 local authorities in East of England, South East, teaching 9,563 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 18
- Primary
- 15
- Secondary
- 3
- Pupils
- 9,563
- Average Attainment 8
- 49.7
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 65%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 15 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits about level with 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 0.37 (interval 0.26 to 0.48). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 751 pupils across 3 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
8 of the trust's 18 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 10 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: 8 Good; 10 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | High Wycombe | Report card 2026 | 49.1 | 0.330.16 to 0.50 | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Slough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Amersham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2019 | — | — | |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Slough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Edward's Catholic Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Aylesbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Slough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Aylesbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gerrards Cross | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Louis Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Aylesbury | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Marlow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2024 | 50 | 0.380.20 to 0.55 | |
| St Joseph's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Slough | Report card 2026 | 50.1 | 0.450.22 to 0.68 |
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.