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Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust

Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery is one of 16 schools run by Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust.

Type of school: Academy converter
Ages: 3 to 11
Religious character: Roman Catholic

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Schools in the trust

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School	Phase	Local authority	Pupils	Governors on Governance Register	Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026)
All Hallows Catholic College	Secondary	Cheshire East	1,216	10	Key judgements 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; sixth form provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School	Primary	Cheshire East	84	5	Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy	Secondary	Cheshire West and Chester	950	2	Report card 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4; safeguarding standards met
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Shropshire	130	1	Good 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Cheshire East	183	10	Requires improvement 2024
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery (this school)	Primary	Shropshire	194	-	Good 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Cheshire East	268	8	Key judgements 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Shropshire	193	12	Requires improvement 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Cheshire West and Chester	326	7	Good 2014Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.	Primary	Telford and Wrekin	152	1	Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Telford and Wrekin	227	-	Good 2013Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Cheshire East	110	11	Good 2024
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Telford and Wrekin	177	12	Report card 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1; safeguarding standards met
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School	Primary	Cheshire East	-	13	Ungraded inspection 2022No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Cheshire East	202	9	Ungraded inspection 2022No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Cheshire East	169	10	Ungraded inspection 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
16 schools			4,581

Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.

What this means

Funding: An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
Admissions: The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
Governance: The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.

General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.