The Local Governing Body of The West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy consists of 8 governors; 3 Diocesan governors, 3 co-opted governors, 2 parent governors and 2 staff governors.

In addition to three termly meetings of the full governing body, two accountability panel meetings are also held once a term: Accountability Panel 1 (Curriculum and Standards) and Accountability Panel 2 (Resources).  The full governing body and Accountability Panels review, monitor and evaluate:

• the curriculum
• the Academy Improvement Plan
• policies
• SEN
• pupil premium
• budget – forecasting and monitoring expenditure against the budget
• staffing, including recruitment and absence monitoring
• safeguarding
• health and safety

The Chair of Governors is Mr Martin O’Connell.  You can contact him through the Clerk, Ms Julie Rickerby:

The West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy

The Avenue, Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire  NG31 7PX

Tel: 01476 405200

Email: jrickerby@wgacademy.org.uk

Statutory Information

• LGB Declarations of Interest 2023/24
• RK Declarations of Interest 2023/24
• Please click here for SNMAT governance and financial information, including final accounts, the gender pay gap, executive pay and master funding agreement
• Please click here for SNMAT Declarations of Interest
• Please click here to link to our page on the schools financial benchmarking service

Governor Vacancies

The Directors of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi Academy Trust (SNMAT) are seeking to recruit governors to join the Local Governing Body of The West Grantham Church of England  Secondary Academy.  SNMAT is a successful and expanding MAT based in Southwell, Nottinghamshire whose core purpose is to make things better for the pupils and communities that its partner academies serve.

The Academy is seeking to grow their Local Governing Body with committed, enthusiastic governors with the skillset to support and challenge the leadership in equal measure.

It is not essential that applicants have previous experience of working in a school.  We are seeking to recruit individuals with or looking to gain experience at working at a strategic level and share our vision to champion and rejoice in those we serve, creating an environment where excellence is achieved and potential fulfilled.

If you are interested in applying to become a governor, please contact the Clerk, Ms Julie Rickerby, by email to jrickerby@wgacademy.org.uk or by telephone on 01476 589261.

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Parent Governor Vacancies

The local governing body has 2 parent vacancies and is looking for parents/carers who are interested in this role to stand for election.

What are the benefits of being a parent governor?

• Rewarding both personally and professionally
• Provides the opportunity to work as part of a team
• Build skill set e.g. strategic thinking, communication, decision making,
• Be part of the wider school community.

To be eligible to stand you will need to have a child at the school and not be employed for more than 500 hours by the school or Local Authority. The most important aspect is that you have a keen interest in the school and are prepared to play an active role in the work of the local governing body.

For more information, please click here.