Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust

Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust is an academy trust running 35 schools (30 primary and 5 secondary) in County Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.

Of its 9 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 89% are rated Good or Outstanding (8 good, 1 requires improvement).

2 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 1 of their 14 graded areas were strong or exceptional, and 1 need attention or urgent improvement.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.2 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of -0.14 (zero is the national average).

Across its primary schools, 65% 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 07808732, incorporated in 2011.

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

Schools in Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust

School	Phase	Area	Inspection	Results
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law	Primary	Bishop Auckland	-	KS2 39%
Carmel College	Secondary	Darlington	-	A8 53.5
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College	Secondary	Hartlepool	-	A8 41.2
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Primary	Darlington	-	KS2 89%
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington	Primary	Crook	Good (2023)	KS2 83%
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy	Primary	Billingham	-	KS2 82%
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy	Secondary	Stockton-on-Tees	-	A8 43.3
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool	Primary	Hartlepool	Good (2023)	KS2 85%
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Darlington	-	KS2 82%
St Bede's Catholic Academy	Primary	Stockton-on-Tees	-	KS2 90%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Darlington	-	KS2 74%
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool	Primary	Hartlepool	-	KS2 84%
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park	Primary	Bishop Auckland	Good (2023)	KS2 75%
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe	Primary	Spennymoor	-	KS2 83%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook	Primary	Crook	-	KS2 83%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool	Primary	Hartlepool	-	KS2 79%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton	Primary	Stockton-on-Tees	-	KS2 64%
St Gregory's Catholic Academy	Primary	Stockton-on-Tees	Report card: 1/7 strong	KS2 77%
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College	Secondary	Bishop Auckland	-	A8 46.4
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School	Primary	Billingham	Report card: 0/7 strong, 1 need attention	KS2 77%
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool	Primary	Hartlepool	-	KS2 90%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy	Primary	Stockton-on-Tees	-	KS2 68%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Billingham	-	KS2 78%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Newton Aycliffe	Good (2022)	KS2 87%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon	Primary	Bishop Auckland	Requires improvement (2024)	KS2 83%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool	Primary	Hartlepool	Good (2023)	KS2 76%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle	Primary	Barnard Castle	-	KS2 94%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe	Primary	Newton Aycliffe	-	KS2 73%
St Michael's Catholic Academy	Secondary	Billingham	Good (2022)	A8 41.9
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton	Primary	Stockton-on-Tees	Good (2024)	KS2 75%
St Paul's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Billingham	-	KS2 84%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Darlington	-	KS2 93%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Hartlepool	-	KS2 58%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland	Primary	Bishop Auckland	-	KS2 60%
St William's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Trimdon Station	Good (2024)	KS2 75%

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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