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Academy Name
The West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Postal address
The Avenue, Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7PX
Contact details
01476 405200 or office@wgacademy.org.uk
Safeguarding contact details
safeguarding@wgacademy.org.uk
Enquiries contact name
Julie Rickerby (Operations Manager and PA)
Principal
Clare Barber
Vice Principals
Kirsty Kuffour and Teresa Pendleton
Chair of Governors
Martin O’Connell
SENCO
Teresa Pendleton
For the statutory information on the Academy’s governance and annual reports and accounts, please click here to go to the Academy’s governance page.
Statutory and Academy policies can be found on our Policies page or by clicking here.
Admission arrangements for the Academy can be found here.
For information on our curriculum please click here.
Results for the academy and a link to the Department of Education published school performance table can be viewed here.
The Academy is required to declare any employee with a gross annual salary and benefits exceeding £100,000. We currently do not employ any members of staff with a salary equal to or more than £100,000 per annum.
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages and publish those outcomes online.
Ofsted reports for the academy are published on this link.
Details of our Pupil Premium funding and how we spend it is on this link.
Our Vision
To champion and rejoice in those we serve, creating an environment where excellence is achieved and potential fulfilled.
Our Mission
Our mission is to:
- Deliver a world-class education that equips children for an aspirational future of life-long learning.
- Equip our students with a strong foundation built on Christian values.
- Celebrate the Christian faith through education, worship and personal exploration.
- Place no limits on what can be achieved, ensuring opportunities are not restricted by self-belief or circumstance
- Provide knowledge, skills and experiences that enable our students to make meaningful choices.
- Develop positive and conscientious global citizens of great character, who take responsibility for their future
- Provide a safe and inclusive learning environment where all can thrive.
Our Values
Integrity
We are honest, ensuring all our actions are guided by strong moral principles that we refuse to change.
“The integrity of the upright guides them” Proverbs 11:3
Love
We are dedicated and devoted to, serving others, achieving excellence and celebrating success.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” 1 Corinthians 13:4 & 7
Ambition
We have unlimited hopes and aspirations so all can achieve their full potential.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13
Courage
We stand up for what is right and are not afraid to learn from our mistakes as we push ourselves to be the very best that we can be.
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go” Joshua 1:9
Belief
We have unwavering confidence in ourselves, in others and in our capacity to succeed.
“All things are possible to him who believes” Mark 9:23
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