The diocese has 109 Catholic primary, secondary and sixth-form schools and academies, serving 43,000 children across 11 local authorities. Most are in the maintained sector; a growing number are in Catholic Multi-Academy Trusts.
Groups of academies that join together with one Board of Directors are known as Multi–academy Trusts or MATs. The trust board ultimately carries all the legal responsibilities and is held to account in much more detail and on a wider basis than schools are to Local Authorities. There is a significant amount of reporting on matters of standards, risks, governance as well as finance to both the DfE and ESFA. Academy Documentation can be found in the section Information for Schools.