Multi-academy trust
The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust
20 schools across 2 local authorities in North West, teaching 4,204 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 20
- Primary
- 19
- Secondary
- 1
- Pupils
- 4,204
- Average Attainment 8
- 41.5
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 52%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 12 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.
Ofsted across the trust
14 of the trust's 20 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 6 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, 12 Good; 6 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ The King Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Blackpool | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blackpool | Good 2021 | — | — | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, WartonAcademy converter | Preston | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Lytham St Annes | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, BlackpoolAcademy converter | Blackpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton CleveleysAcademy converter | Thornton-Cleveleys | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Blackpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, BlackpoolAcademy converter | Blackpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-FyldeAcademy converter | Poulton-le-Fylde | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-WeshamAcademy converter | Preston | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Kentigern's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blackpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonAcademy converter | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, LythamAcademy converter | Lytham St Annes | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Thornton-Cleveleys | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St William's Catholic Primary School, PillingAcademy converter | Preston | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Fleetwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Blackpool | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, FleetwoodAcademy converter | Fleetwood | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Willows Catholic Primary School, KirkhamAcademy converter | Preston | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Blackpool | Good 2022 | 41.5 | -0.70-0.89 to -0.50 |
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.