As you are aware, following the consultation to join the Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic family of schools, governors decided to support the proposal and begin working toward becoming an academy. We are progressing well on the journey and are already working closely together to shape the future for our schools. We are waiting to hear from the Department for Education if our request has been successful and we will let you know of the outcome in due course. We are looking forward to growing our Catholic family of schools for the benefit of our pupils, staff and our community.