Christ the Redeemer Catholic Education Trust (CtR CET) is a newly forming multi-academy trust in South West London. After a long history of working together informally as a group of Catholic schools, we made the decision in September 2021 to explore academisation more formally. In January 2023, the DfE issued academy orders for the following seven schools:

• Richard Challoner School, New Malden (secondary)

• Out Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Tolworth 

• St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Kingston 

• Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, New Malden

• St Agatha’s Catholic Primary School, Kingston

• St Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School, Richmond

• St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Richmond

Over the next nine to twelve months, we will be working with the schools and the Diocese to ensure that all seven schools are part of the Trust by 1 January 2024. The Board of Directors, alongside a working party drawing from expertise across all seven schools are working hard to ensure this deadline is met. 

It is the Diocese intent for the Trust to grow over the next 5 years to include around 20 institutions across South West London. The Board of Directors support this direction of travel and are actively engaging with conversations in the surrounding boroughs to secure a viable growth plan.