West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy

West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy is performing well, demonstrating good overall effectiveness across several domains. The school's strong commitment to high expectations and a passion for learning ensures that pupils feel safe, happy, and well-prepared for their next educational steps. Stakeholders have noted the excellent support provided by staff, who go above and beyond to care for students. The school also benefits from involvement with the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, which contributes positively to its stability and operations. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly regarding the support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). While identification and support for these pupils are improving, the curriculum targets set for them can sometimes be vague and do not always effectively address their specific learning gaps. Additionally, some pupils with complex speech and language needs do not catch up as quickly as expected in reading, indicating a need for enhanced focus in this area.

Strengths

• High expectations fostered through core school values.
• Strong commitment to pupils' personal development and wellbeing.
• Effective curriculum planning with clear learning sequences.
• Well-planned early years provision promoting independence.
• Strong professional development opportunities for staff.
• Fostering a love of reading through diverse and engaging resources.
• Powerful community engagement resulting in a supportive culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum targets for some pupils with SEND are often vague.
• Reading support does not enable all pupils to catch up quickly enough.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.7% of pupils at West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.7% of pupils at West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy received £8,291 and spent £8,818 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £557,000 (£2,641 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,940 and spending £8,035 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Grantham · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy is part of Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 24 schools. The nearest others:

• West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy Grantham
• Magnus Church of England Academy Newark
• The King's Church of England Primary Academy Newark
• St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy Newark
• Mount CofE Primary School Newark
• Cotgrave Church of England Primary School Nottingham
• Kneesall CofE Primary Academy Select
• Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy Nottingham
• Hucknall National Church of England Primary School Nottingham
• Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School Nottingham

What is West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy have?

West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy cover?

West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy?

West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy is at Trent Road, Grantham, NG31 7XQ.