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The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust is a group of thirteen schools[2] in the North West Leeds, Ilkley and North Yorkshire area that converted to Academies since 2013.[3] The trust is named after Gordon Wheeler, the seventh Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds from 1966 until 1985.
| The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust | |
|---|---|
| |
| Location | |
North West Leeds, Ilkley and North Yorkshire
England | |
| District information | |
| Type | Academy Trust |
| Motto | Motto: Veritas et Caritas (Latin for In Truth and Love) |
| Established | 1 March 2013 |
| Schools | Primary 14 Secondary 2 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4,900[1] |
| Colours | Green Red |
| Other information | |
| Chair | Mrs D Gaskin, Chair of the Academy Trust Board |
| Website | bishopwheelercatholicacademytrust.org |
The Bishop Wheeler Academy Trust has 16 member schools:
| School name | School type | Date joined |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Menston[4] | Secondary | 1 March 2013 |
| St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School Otley | Primary | 1 March 2013 |
| St. Mary's Horsforth Catholic Voluntary Academy [5] | Primary | 1 March 2013 |
| St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pudsey[6] | Primary | 1 March 2013 |
| Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (Yeadon) | Primary | 1 April 2013 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ilkley[7] | Primary | 1 April 2013 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Knaresborough [8] | Primary | 1 July 2015 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Harrogate | Primary | 1 July 2015 |
| Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy Cookridge | Primary | 1 August 2015 |
| St. Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Skipton[9] | Primary | 1 August 2015 |
| St Robert's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, a Voluntary Academy[10] | Primary | 1 March 2021 |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School, Harrogate[11] | Secondary | 30 November 2021 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (Tadcaster) | Primary | 1 February 2022 |
| Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1 February 2024 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Barnoldswick | Primary | 1 March 2024 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Ripon | Primary | 1 March 2024 |
The proposals by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds state there is 1 other school that could join the trust.[12]
In March 2012, plans were announced for Catholic schools across the Leeds Diocese to investigate teaming up to form trust academies that would no longer be under local authority control.[13] The Governing Bodies of St. Mary's Menston and four other schools considered a proposal of converting to Academy status in 2013 and forming together a Multi-Academy Trust.[14] A consultation period occurred between September and October 2012.[15] The academy conversion took place on 1 March 2013.[16][17][18] The logo of the trust is Bishop Wheeler's Episcopal Coat of Arms.[19] The first Chair of the Academy Trust Board was Caroline Hyde.[20] The second Chair of the Academy Trust Board is Diane Gaskin.[21]
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