Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust

Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust is an academy trust running 39 schools (34 primary and 5 secondary) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Of its 12 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 92% are rated Good or Outstanding (2 outstanding, 9 good, 1 requires improvement).

2 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 4 of their 14 graded areas were strong or exceptional.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.5 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of 0.27 (zero is the national average).

Across its primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

The trust is registered at Companies House as company 07841435, incorporated in 2011.

Sources: DfE GIAS and performance data, Ofsted, Companies House.

Schools in Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust

School	Phase	Area	Inspection	Results
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 73%
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 70%
Sacred Heart Catholic High School	Secondary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	A8 52.1
Sacred Heart Primary School	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 74%
Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy	Primary	Cramlington	Good (2023)	KS2 81%
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington	Primary	Ashington	-	KS2 92%
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend	Primary	Wallsend	-	KS2 90%
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 69%
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay	Primary	Whitley Bay	-	KS2 80%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Bedlington	Report card: 0/7 strong	KS2 74%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Good (2024)	KS2 72%
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy	Secondary	Bedlington	Good (2023)	A8 41.3
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend	Primary	Wallsend	-	KS2 80%
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 56%
St Charles' Catholic Primary School	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 92%
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend	Primary	Wallsend	-	KS2 65%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 81%
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick	Primary	Berwick-upon-Tweed	-	-
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 74%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields	Primary	North Shields	-	KS2 89%
St Cuthbert's High School	Secondary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Good (2024)	A8 49.0
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Good (2024)	KS2 74%
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Good (2024)	KS2 89%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 81%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields	Primary	North Shields	Good (2024)	KS2 63%
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 84%
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 80%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats	Primary	North Shields	-	KS2 88%
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 90%
St Mary's Catholic School	Secondary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Outstanding (2023)	A8 58.9
St Michael's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Report card: 4/7 strong	KS2 85%
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Good (2022)	KS2 75%
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick	Primary	Alnwick	-	KS2 86%
St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth	Primary	Morpeth	-	-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 92%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Outstanding (2023)	KS2 80%
St Thomas More Catholic High School	Secondary	North Shields	Good (2023)	A8 49.6
St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 90%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Blyth	Requires improvement (2023)	KS2 59%

Results are each school's latest: Attainment 8 for secondaries, KS2 reading and maths expected standard for primaries. The average state school in England scored 46.8 and 76% in 2025.

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