I am delighted that a further four schools in our Diocese have been announced in the Schools Rebuilding Programme. These are
- St Aloysius Infant School, Hebburn – Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
- St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Sunderland – Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Esh Winning – Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- St Joseph’s Infant School, Birtley – Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
They are in addition to the following schools that were announced in the two previous rounds in July 2021 and July 2022:
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, BIllingham – Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Billingham – Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- St Aidan’s Catholic School, Sunderland – Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
- St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Ryhope – Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
- St Joseph’s Catholic Junior School, Birtley – Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- St Leonard’s Catholic Primary School, Durham – Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
I am grateful to the officers in the Trusts who have been working on these bids. It is another example of the Trusts working successfully to strengthen the provision of Catholic education in our Diocese. Further information is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-rebuilding-programme and from the Catholic Education Trust websites.
Deborah Fox, Director of Education