Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust is an academy trust running 31 schools (26 primary and 5 secondary) in Sunderland, County Durham and South Tyneside.

Of its 8 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 100% are rated Good or Outstanding (2 outstanding, 6 good).

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.6 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of -0.11 (zero is the national average).

The trust is registered at Companies House as company 09940352, incorporated in 2016.

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

Schools in Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust

School	Phase	Area	Inspection	Results
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland	Primary	Sunderland	-	KS2 77%
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton	Primary	Durham	-	KS2 86%
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School	Primary	Peterlee	Good (2023)	KS2 88%
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School	Primary	Peterlee	-	-
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields	Primary	South Shields	-	KS2 89%
St Aidan's Catholic Academy	Secondary	Sunderland	-	A8 51.2
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn	Primary	Hebburn	-	-
St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy	Primary	Hebburn	Outstanding (2022)	KS2 77%
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy	Secondary	Sunderland	Good (2023)	A8 50.7
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow	Primary	Jarrow	-	KS2 88%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields	Primary	South Shields	Outstanding (2024)	KS2 84%
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College	Secondary	Peterlee	-	A8 44.5
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham	Primary	Seaham	-	KS2 92%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland	Primary	Sunderland	-	KS2 80%
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley	Primary	Durham	-	KS2 72%
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields	Primary	South Shields	Good (2023)	KS2 79%
St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn	Primary	HEBBURN	-	KS2 92%
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland	Primary	Sunderland	-	KS2 64%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy	Secondary	Hebburn	Good (2022)	A8 45.5
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall	Primary	Hartlepool	-	KS2 85%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow	Primary	Jarrow	-	KS2 74%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland	Primary	Sunderland	-	KS2 97%
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth	Primary	Sunderland	Good (2022)	KS2 93%
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School	Primary	SEAHAM	-	KS2 87%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Jarrow	-	KS2 83%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland	Primary	Sunderland	-	KS2 96%
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate	Primary	Co Durham	-	KS2 54%
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow	Primary	Jarrow	-	KS2 66%
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields	Primary	South Shields	-	KS2 77%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope	Primary	Sunderland	Good (2024)	KS2 77%
St Wilfrid's RC College	Secondary	South Shields	-	A8 48.2

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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