To view each member of the Federation’s web site click on the school logos above.

For further contact details please browse to the Federation Contact Page.

The single governing body of the schools listed above was created on 17th January 2011. The Chair of Governors is Mr John Pennington.

Within the federation:

Each school retains its separate legal identity in respect of its budget, admissions and performance tables.Each school is also subject to a separate inspection by Ofsted.

Benefits of federation

• The benefits of federation for seven schools have been identified as helping to:
• Secure and preserve the Catholic ethos and character in the schools through ecclesial communion.
• Offer quality Catholic education across the primary and secondary phases, which meets the expectations of Catholic parents.
• Continue to raise the quality of education through individual schools having accountability for standards but committing to collective responsibility for improving provision in all schools in order to promote achievement and improve pupil performance.
• Improve the quality of teaching and learning.
• Facilitate the sharing of good practice and successful strategies for improving quality.
• Improve the quality and impact of strategic thinking and planning.
• Support strategic leadership and management in the schools, including strengthening the effectiveness of the roles of: headteacher, deputy headteacher and assistant headteacher.
• Promote effective collaboration to improve the quality of middle level leadership and management, and subject leadership.
• Facilitate joint appointment of staff and shared induction, training and development, and review opportunities.
• Support governor training and development opportunities.
• Strengthen capacity through providing wider career and vocational opportunities and leadership formation.
• Extend the range and broaden the diversity of planned curriculum and extra-curricular opportunities.
• Strengthen existing partnerships with other schools and providers, e.g. those with other neighbouring Staffordshire schools and other Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
• Improve the range of response to individual pupils' needs, including those with special educational needs.
• Address community cohesion and social inclusion issues particularly improving the performance of potentially higher achieving pupils and those pupils with low aspiration.
• Ensure best value in the use of finance and resources.
• Ensure effective use of new technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
• Improve the sharing and economies of scale regarding resources.
• Use the federation as the basis for exploring improved liaison, collaboration and partnership working with any external agencies.