Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust

Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust is an academy trust running 19 schools (17 primary and 2 secondary) in Bradford.

Of its 7 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 86% are rated Good or Outstanding (6 good, 1 requires improvement).

1 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 1 of their 7 graded areas were strong or exceptional.

Across its primary schools, 61% 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 09066969, incorporated in 2014.

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

Schools in Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust

School	Phase	Area	Inspection	Results
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	Requires improvement (2023)	KS2 59%
Our Lady of Victories Catholic School	Primary	Keighley	Good (2023)	KS2 85%
St Anne's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Keighley	Good (2022)	KS2 80%
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Shipley	-	KS2 94%
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	-	KS2 81%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy	Secondary	Bradford	Report card: 1/7 strong	A8 44.5
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	Good (2024)	KS2 72%
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	Good (2024)	KS2 71%
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	Good (2022)	KS2 79%
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	-	KS2 77%
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School	Primary	Bradford	-	KS2 68%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Keighley	-	KS2 81%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bingley	-	KS2 88%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	-	KS2 66%
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	-	KS2 71%
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Shipley	-	KS2 90%
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	Good (2023)	KS2 70%
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Bradford	-	KS2 63%
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy	Secondary	Keighley	-	A8 28.8

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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