EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

What EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY does

Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company is a charitable academy trust incorporated in England in 2015 (originally as St Nicholas Owen Catholic Multi Academy Company, rebranded in 2021) that operates a network of 14 Catholic schools across the West Midlands region of England. The portfolio comprises one secondary school — Hagley Catholic High School, which also serves as the MAC's registered office — and 13 primary schools spanning Oldbury, Birmingham, Worcester, Kidderminster, Smethwick, Droitwich, Stourbridge, Brierley Hill, and Stourport. The organization functions within the statutory English academy trust framework and operates under the oversight of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, delivering Christ-centred Catholic education from Reception through Year 13 with an explicit focus on faith formation, academic achievement, and community belonging.

The MAC's service model is direct delivery through its owned-and-operated schools, with shared governance, financial oversight, and strategic direction set centrally while individual schools retain local identity and parish ties. Marketing and community engagement operate through individual school websites, diocesan communications, and word-of-mouth within Catholic communities. The organization maintains formal trust governance via a Board of Directors (including Foundation Directors), Members, Articles and Memorandum of Association, and a Scheme of Delegation, and is actively recruiting additional Foundation Directors and Governors.

As a state-funded education provider, the MAC is a private entity structured as an academy trust (a charitable company limited by guarantee) and does not charge tuition; operating income derives from Department for Education per-pupil grants and local authority funding. No commercial revenue model, pricing structure, or external customers exist. The organization holds no disclosed patents, has no proprietary technology platform, reports no AI/ML capabilities, and discloses no headcount, revenue, or funding-round data.

Name

EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

Legal name

Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company

Website

https://emmausmac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company is a UK academy trust operating 14 Catholic schools (1 secondary, 13 primary) across the West Midlands, delivering state-funded faith-based education from Reception to Year 13 under Birmingham Diocese oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Secondary Education (Faith-Based / Academy Trust)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Catholic primary education
• Catholic secondary education
• Multi academy trust
• Faith-based schooling
• Academy trust governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Hagley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company operates a network of 14 state-funded Catholic schools in the West Midlands of England, comprising one secondary school (Hagley Catholic High School) and 13 Catholic primary schools. It delivers Christ-centred primary and secondary education from Reception to Year 13 through shared governance, financial oversight, and a unified mission centred on faith formation, academic achievement, and inclusion.

Product overview

Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company is a multi-academy company (MAC) operating a network of 14 Catholic schools across the West Midlands region. The organization comprises one secondary school (Hagley Catholic High School) and 13 primary schools. As a MAT, it provides educational services through its member schools, offering Catholic primary and secondary education with a shared mission of forming Christ-centred pilgrims of hope. The schools operate under a unified governance structure with shared policies, financial oversight, and strategic direction while maintaining their individual identities and local community connections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hagley Catholic High School
• Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School (Oldbury)
• Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School (Birmingham)
• Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School (Worcester)
• St Ambrose Catholic Primary School (Kidderminster)
• St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (Oldbury)
• St George's Catholic Primary School (Worcester)
• St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (Smethwick)
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Droitwich)
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Stourbridge)
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Worcester)
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Brierley Hill)
• St Philip's Catholic Primary School (Smethwick)
• St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School (Stourport)

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• St Mary's Catholic Academies Trust: A Catholic multi-academy trust providing primary and secondary Catholic education across multiple schools. Comparable to Emmaus in faith-based mission, trust governance structure, and state-funded K-12 delivery model.
• Carmel Education Trust: A Catholic multi-academy trust running a network of Catholic schools across the Midlands. Closely comparable to Emmaus in faith-led ethos, multi-site trust governance, and state-funded primary/secondary education model.
• Painsley Catholic Academy: A Catholic multi-academy company operating a network of primary and secondary Catholic schools in the Midlands/North. Directly comparable to Emmaus as a Catholic MAC delivering faith-based education through member schools.
• Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust: A Catholic multi-academy trust running primary and secondary Catholic schools in the West Midlands/North West region. Comparable to Emmaus in faith-based ethos, academy trust structure, and multi-school regional operating model.
• Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust: A Catholic multi-academy trust operating a network of Catholic schools in the North of England under diocesan authority. Directly comparable to Emmaus as a Catholic MAT delivering primary and secondary education through member schools with shared governance.
• Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust: A Catholic multi-academy trust running primary and secondary Catholic schools across multiple English dioceses. Closely comparable to Emmaus in structure, faith-based governance, and West Midlands-style regional clustering of Catholic schools.
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Trust: A Catholic multi-academy trust operating a network of Catholic primary and secondary schools. Directly comparable to Emmaus Catholic MAC in mission, faith-led ethos, and K-12 academy trust operating model.
• Bosco Catholic Education Trust: A Catholic multi-academy trust operating a network of Catholic primary and secondary schools in England under diocesan oversight. Directly comparable to Emmaus Catholic MAC in mission, faith-based ethos, and state-funded K-12 academy trust operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Oasis Community Learning: One of the largest multi-academy trusts in England operating a broad network of primary and secondary academies. Comparable to Emmaus as a large-scale academy trust, but operates a secular/values-based (not Catholic) ethos and a much larger national footprint.
• Harris Federation: A large multi-academy trust running primary and secondary academies across London and southern England. Comparable to Emmaus in operating a network of state-funded schools under unified governance, though much larger in scale and non-faith-based.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emmaus-catholic-multi-academy-company

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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