Information and Shared Resouces for Parents,

Governors, Staff

and Students

About the Academy Trust

We are the first group of Catholic schools considering moving forward with the blessing of the Diocese of Leeds into becoming a Multi-Academy Trust.

The partnership may eventually hopefully involve all 16 Catholic Primary, High School and Sixth Form Colleges in our locality who will be fostering links and sharing resources to proceed into this venture as equals and as one collective unit.

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The schools listed below have been allowed to explore the possibilities of becoming a group which will form the first Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (CMAT) of schools in the Leeds Diocese. The area concerned encompasses from Garforth all the way east over to Carlton and to Goole; then South to Hemsworth and Moorthorpe, back West to Wakefield, Horbury and Ossett and finally back North to include Rothwell.

We have a vision for Catholic education that goes beyond individual schools and changes our perception from ‘my’ school, to ‘our’ schools. The challenge for us all is: how can we share our gifts and talents to ensure the education for all of our children is outstanding.

The Schools involved are:

St Benedict's Primary, Garforth
Holy Family High School, Goole
St Joseph's Primary, Pontefract
St Mary's Primary, Selby
Sacred Heart Primary, Hemsworth
St Joseph's Primary, Castleford
St Thomas a Becket High School, Wakefield
Holy Family & St Michael's Primary, Pontefract
St Joseph's Primary, Moorthorpe
St Mary's Primary, Rothwell
St John the Baptist Primary, Normanton
St Joseph's Primary, Goole
St Austin's Primary, Wakefield
St Ignatius Primary, Ossett
English Martyrs Primary, Wakefield
St Wilfrid's High School, Featherstone

Some of the questions you might have may be covered in the Frequently Asked Questions and General Information document.

Please click the link below.

FAQ - General Information

What is being proposed

The Governing Bodies of the first eight schools consisting of: St John’s Normanton, St Thomas a Becket Wakefield, Sacred Heart Hemsworth, St Joseph’s Castleford, St Wilfrid's Featherstone, St Joseph's Pontefract, St Ignatius Ossett and St Benedict's Garforth have now converted to Academy status from November 2012 and forming together a Multi-Academy Trust.

The other local R.C. schools involved and listed to the left, may decide to join the Trust at a later date.

With this in mind a consultation period had been run from Monday 23rd April to noon on Thursday 31st of May 2012.

See the Consultation letter

CMAT Core Mission Statement

With Jesus Christ at the centre of the life of the Trust, we seek to provide learning communities offering the highest possible standards of education. We are committed to working in partnership and trust for the common good. We strive to encourage and empower children and young people to recognise and realise their God-given potential and to discern their vocation in life. As learning communities inspired by faith, we celebrate achievement, offering each other challenge and support as together we follow Christ in self-giving love and service.

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