Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (CMAT) was formed in 2018 as part of a visionary approach to Catholic education across the Diocese of Nottingham. Originally the Our Lady of Lourdes CMAT brought together the 21 Catholic primary and secondary schools within Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City. Since 1 September 2022, all Lincolnshire Catholic schools have joined the OLoL family making us a Trust of 36 Catholic schools – all benefiting from exceptional opportunities to share best practice and learn from each other.

We are, first and foremost, a CMAT and aim to provide an outstanding faith-based education; we place the life, teachings and person of Jesus Christ at the centre of everything we do. Jesus taught us to put children first:

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14

Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s teaching school, The Nottingham Catholic Teaching School Alliance.

As St Irenaeus said, “The Glory of God is a human being fully alive.” My vision for our new Trust is that all of our children and young adults will be happy, safe and inspired to flourish spiritually, socially and academically so that they can “live life to the full”.

This is a really exciting time in education across our Diocese and it is a great privilege for us to be able to play a central role in shaping the all round education of the young people in the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. I really hope you will join us on the journey!

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to know more about us!

James McGeachie
Chief Executive Officer
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

• Access to first class CPD opportunities – we have a specialised CPD Hub to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD for all our staff. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression – with 36 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
• Professional assistance – you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent, and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – you will save money as well as improve your mental health and wellbeing and reduce your Carbon Footprint.
• Pension – automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
• Terms and Conditions – we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for support staff.

Primary Schools

Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG11 9BH 

Boston St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, PE21 9PX 

Holy Cross Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG15 8BZ 

Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG24 4AU 

Our Lady and St. Edward’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG3 2LG 

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, NG34 7AT 

Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, LN2 2HE 

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, NG6 9FN 

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG4 1EQ 

St Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy, DN15 8BU 

St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, PE9 1SR 

St Bernadette’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, DN16 2LW 

St Hugh’s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy, LN6 0SH 

St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, DN35 9DL 

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, NG31 9AX 

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, DN20 8BB 

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, DN32 7JX 

St Norbert’s Catholic Primary School, PE11 1NJ 

St Norbert’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, DN17 4HL 

St. Augustine’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG3 4JS 

St. Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, NG2 5NH 

St. Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Boughton, NG22 9JE 

St. Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Mansfield, NG20 9RP 

St. Margaret Clitherow Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG5 5RS 

St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, NG7 6FL 

St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, NG11 7AB 

St. Patrick’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Mansfield, NG18 3NJ 

St. Philip Neri with St. Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG19 6AA 

St. Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, NG8 3EP 

The Good Shepherd Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG5 4LT 

Secondary Schools

All Saints’ Catholic Academy, NG19 6BW 

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG5 7JZ 

St Bede’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, DN16 2TF 

St Peter & St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy, LN6 7SX 

The Becket School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, NG2 7QY 

The Trinity Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, NG8 3EZ 

Our Vision

Outstanding Catholic Education for All

Key principles:

• Supporting parents and parishes in maintaining a 'living sense of the faith'
• Improving life chances through spiritual, academic and social development
• Empowered headteachers
• A culture of caring, sharing and supporting
• Consistently high standards in all schools for all young people

Mission Statement

We are a partnership of Catholic schools and our aim is to provide the very best Catholic education for all in our community and so improve life chances through spiritual, academic and social development.

We will achieve this by:

• Placing the life and teachings of Jesus Christ at the centre of all that we do
• Following the example of Our Lady of Lourdes by nurturing everyone so that we can all make the most of our God given talents
• Working together so that we can all achieve our full potential, deepen our faith and know that God loves us
• Being an example of healing, compassion and support for the most vulnerable in our society