The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. The interim associate headteacher was appointed from February 2019. There have been several changes to the leadership team during the current school year. The current board of directors of the West Grantham Academies Trust has three members. They perform the functions of the local governing board in addition to being trustees. The acting chair took up her post at the end of January 2019. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is above the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is above the national average. The school is supported by leaders and officers from the Archway Learning Trust. The school works with Springwell Alternative Academy, Grantham. The school is a Church of England voluntary academy. It underwent a denominational inspection under section 48 during June 2016. Inspection report: The West Grantham Academy St John’s, 11–12 July 2019 Page 9 of 11 Information about this inspection The inspection team observed learning in all key stages. Some of these observations were undertaken jointly with the deputy headteacher. Inspectors heard some pupils from key stages 1 and 2 read and spoke with groups of pupils. Inspectors spoke with leaders in the school and scrutinised the school’s assessment information. Inspectors spoke with parents at the start of the school day and took account of the comments expressed through the free-text service of Parent View. Inspectors spoke with staff. They observed behaviour throughout the school day in lessons, at playtime and when pupils were moving around the school. Inspectors spoke with the principal of Springwell Alternative Academy. Inspectors scrutinised a range of documents which the school provided, such as minutes of the trust meetings and development plan. The lead inspector spoke with the acting chair of the West Grantham Academies Trust and one other director. She also spoke with officers from the Archway Learning Trust.