Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is an academy trust running 47 schools (41 primary and 6 secondary) in County Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland and Northumberland.

Of its 13 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 100% are rated Good or Outstanding (3 outstanding, 10 good).

3 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 5 of their 21 graded areas were strong or exceptional.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.0 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of 0.36 (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 07890590, incorporated in 2011.

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

Schools in Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

School	Phase	Area	Inspection	Results
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester	Primary	Durham	-	KS2 87%
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead	Secondary	Gateshead	Outstanding (2024)	A8 53.2
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	Primary	Gateshead	Outstanding (2023)	KS2 88%
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate	Primary	Consett	-	KS2 72%
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw	Primary	Houghton le Spring	-	KS2 77%
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor	Primary	Durham	Report card: 0/7 strong	KS2 70%
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Good (2024)	KS2 84%
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook	Primary	Ryton	-	KS2 91%
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw	Primary	Gateshead	-	KS2 52%
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green	Primary	Gateshead	-	KS2 92%
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	Primary	Gateshead	-	KS2 85%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston	Primary	Durham	Good (2023)	KS2 89%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington	Primary	Washington	Good (2024)	KS2 95%
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester	Secondary	Durham	Report card: 0/7 strong	A8 44.9
St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston	Primary	Chester le Street	-	KS2 78%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street	Primary	Chester le Street	Good (2023)	KS2 82%
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham	Primary	Durham	Good (2021)	KS2 89%
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington	Primary	Washington	Outstanding (2024)	KS2 85%
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley	Primary	Chester le Street	-	-
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley	Primary	Chester le Street	-	KS2 94%
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham	Secondary	Hexham	-	KS2 71%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon	Primary	Blaydon-on-Tyne	Good (2023)	KS2 80%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	Primary	Gateshead	-	KS2 75%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate	Primary	Durham	-	KS2 100%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor	Primary	Durham	-	KS2 64%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington	Primary	Washington	Good (2023)	KS2 91%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley	Primary	Stanley	-	KS2 85%
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham	Secondary	Durham	-	A8 57.7
St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham	Primary	Hexham	-	-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill	Primary	Consett	-	KS2 80%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor	Primary	Stanley	-	KS2 36%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham	Primary	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-	KS2 95%
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon	Primary	Blaydon-on-Tyne	-	KS2 95%
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe	Primary	Prudhoe	Good (2023)	KS2 97%
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village	Primary	Durham	Good (2022)	KS2 93%
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton	Primary	Houghton le Spring	Report card: 5/7 strong	KS2 97%
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton	Primary	Gateshead	-	KS2 66%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett	Primary	Consett	-	KS2 65%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton	Primary	Stanley	-	KS2 83%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor	Primary	DURHAM	-	KS2 78%
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell	Primary	Gateshead	-	KS2 93%
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston	Primary	Gateshead	-	KS2 78%
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett	Primary	Consett	-	KS2 64%
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington	Secondary	Washington	-	A8 48.9
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon	Secondary	Blaydon-on-Tyne	-	A8 51.9
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont	Primary	Belmont	Good (2023)	KS2 75%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	Primary	Gateshead	-	KS2 56%

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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