Welcome to Our Schools Page
These are the schools that make up the Emmaus family, with further schools joining us in the coming terms, spread across Manchester, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford. Each has its own character, its own parish, and its own community. What they share is Emmaus: a community built around making sure every pupil gets the very best education, rooted in Catholic values, and a central team that is here to walk alongside them.
Schools joining Summer/Autumn 2026
These schools are joining the Emmaus family in the coming terms. We look forward to welcoming their pupils, families and staff.
St Thomas More
RC College, Denton
St Malachy's
RCPS, Manchester
St John's
RCPS, Manchester
St Teresa's
RC Primary School, Oldham
SS Aidan and Oswald
RC Primary School Oldham
St Cuthbert's
RC Primary School, Manchester
St Mary's
RC Primary School, Manchester
St Joseph's
RC Primary School, Mossley
Emmaus CAT Timeline
The Rt Rev John Arnold, Bishop of Salford, has asked every Catholic school across the Diocese to join one of the three Diocesan Catholic Academy Trusts. The reason is simple: a Catholic Academy Trust is the strongest structure we have for protecting Diocesan schools and the communities they serve, both now and for the generations who will follow. The Bishop’s wish is that the character and charism of each individual school is protected and strengthened through joining a Catholic Academy Trust, while Catholic education and the intrinsic values it is rooted in become a unified, confident and effective voice across Greater Manchester.
Emmaus has grown strategically, so that schools join alongside others in their own Deanery. There are 70 Catholic schools and colleges in our footprint: 57 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, two sixth form colleges and a dedicated SEND provision. Our growth path takes us towards 67 schools by 2030, and together with the other Catholic Academy Trusts in the Diocese, we will offer continuous Catholic education from three to 19.
