On 1 September Bishop Douglass joined St George’s, Maida Vale and St Thomas More, Wood Green as co-partners in a high-achieving triumvirate of Catholic Schools. Martin Tissot, newly appointed Headteacher of Bishop Douglass, said he was delighted with the seamless conversion to an academy.
Chair of Governors, Michael Veal said: ‘Bishop Douglass has improved rapidly in the last two years and, on the back of the best-ever results this year, the school is ready to take its place as an equal partner in one of the most successful Catholic Academy chains in the country. As a governing body we are ambitious for our children and want to provide an environment that allows children to develop their potential.’
Director of Education for the diocese JP Morrison said: ‘The diocese is delighted and encouraged by the outstanding level of progress in academic performance achieved by Bishop Douglass Catholic School. This is testament to the hard work of the staff and students of the school. The move to academy status will benefit the community as will the other schools within the Cardinal Hume Trust by having Bishop Douglass join them. The diocese is very grateful and appreciative of the outstanding leadership offered by Martin Tissot in achieving these results. This is a community the whole of Barnet should be proud of. The diocesan family of schools certainly are.’
