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Multi-academy trust

The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust

16 schools across 4 local authorities in North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, teaching 4,981 pupils.

The trust at a glance

Schools
16
Primary
14
Secondary
2
Pupils
4,981
Average Attainment 8
55

across its secondaries

Average KS2 expected standard
65%

across its primaries

Across the 16 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.

0.50confidence interval 0.37 to 0.64

Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.50 (interval 0.37 to 0.64). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 402 pupils across 2 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).

Ofsted across the trust

Outstanding1
Good8
No overall grade7

9 of the trust's 16 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 7 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: 1 Outstanding, 8 Good; 7 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.

Schools in The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust

SchoolAreaOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Compare
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Tadcaster Good 2022 — —
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led LEEDS Good 2023 — —
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Leeds No overall grade — —
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Pudsey Good 2024 — —
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Harrogate No overall grade — —
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, OtleyAcademy converter Otley Good 2024 — —
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Tadcaster No overall grade — —
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Barnoldswick Good 2023 — —
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, HorsforthAcademy converter Leeds Outstanding 2024 — —
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyAcademy converter Knaresborough No overall grade — —
St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Harrogate Good 2023 — —
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led Skipton Report card 2026 — —
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Ripon No overall grade — —
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter Ilkley Good 2022 — —
St John Fisher Catholic AcademyAcademy converter Harrogate Good 2022 55.1 0.590.41 to 0.78
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Ilkley No overall grade 55 0.410.21 to 0.61

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.