Eighty-four Catholic schools are among 1,700 primary and secondary schools that have expressed an interest in becoming academies this September.
The list was published by the Department of Education last week in response to a Freedom of Information request by unions and anti-academy campaigners.
The list, which was divided into those schools rated “outstanding” by Ofsted and others, included 53 outstanding Catholic schools and 31 others, as well as one joint Anglican-Catholic school.
The list includes all schools which have expressed interest. Some of these schools will already have formally applied before the deadline two weeks ago.
