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Mar 2021
St Robert's Primary School has today become the third school in the Harrogate district to join a catholic academy trust based in Leeds.
The primary school, on Ainsty Road in Harrogate, is now part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Harrogate and St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Knaresborough already belong to the trust, which now has 11 schools in north and west Yorkshire.
St Robert's has 276 pupils, aged 5-11. Although many are catholic, it admits children of all faiths.
Headteacher Jill Collins said:
The school was rated 'outstanding' in its latest Ofsted inspection. Chair of governors, Dr Matt Blackamore said:
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