Governance checklist

4 found, 4 not found, 1 not applicable

Schools must make some governance information public. This checklist shows what we can see in the data we hold. "Not found" means not found in the data we hold. It does not mean the school has not published it.

Information	Result	What we hold
Governing body: members, how each was appointed and their termsExpected of academy trusts (local governing bodies and trust board).	Found	11 current governor and trustee records. 11 name who appointed them and 11 give an appointment date. Shown on the overview. Source: Get Information about Schools, governance records as at 25 October 2026.
A chair of governors (or of the board)Named in the governance records the school keeps on Get Information about Schools.	Found	A chair is listed in the governing body records (see the overview). Source: Get Information about Schools.
Instrument of governmentApplies to maintained schools only.	Not applicable	Academies and free schools are run under articles of association and a funding agreement instead.
Articles of association and funding agreementExpected of academy trusts.	Not found	The documents are not found in the data we hold. The school website is the place to look. The trust's Companies House record is company 07805262, where articles are filed.
Governors' business and pecuniary interests, and relationships with staffExpected of academy trusts (trustees, members and local governors).	Not found	A register of interests is not found in the data we hold. The school website is the place to look. Directorships and trusteeships that governors hold elsewhere, where we could match them, are linked from the overview. That is not the school's own register.
Governors' attendance at governing body and committee meetingsExpected of academy trusts.	Not found	Attendance records are not found in the data we hold. The school website is the place to look.
Trust board: trustees and membersExpected of academy trusts.	Not found	No trustees or members are listed for this school in the data we hold.
Trust registered as a companyAcademy trusts are companies limited by guarantee.	Found	INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST, company 07805262, status active, incorporated 11 October 2011. Source: Companies House.
Trust annual report and accountsAcademy trusts must file audited accounts, with the trustees' report, at Companies House and publish them on the trust website.	Found	Latest accounts on the Companies House register are made up to 31 August 2025 (full); next accounts due 31 May 2027. The annual report is part of the accounts; we hold the filing dates, not the report itself. Source: Companies House.

Requirements: DfE, What academies, free schools and colleges should publish online and the Academy trust handbook . Governors: DfE, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence v3.0). Trust filings: Companies House. Check the guidance for the exact current duties.

Policies this school must hold

26 policies

As an academy or free school, the school is required to hold these policies and documents. The list is the Department for Education's, for this type of school.

Policy	Reviewed	Approved by
Admission arrangements	Annually	Governing body, local authority, academy trust
Charging and remissions	Recommended annually	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Data protection	Recommended annually	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Protection of biometric information of children in schools and colleges	Recommended annually	Governing body
Register of pupils’ admission to school and attendance	Live document	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
School information published on a website	Live document	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
School complaints	Recommended annually	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Capability of staff	Recommended annually	Governing body or an individual governor
Early career teachers (ECTs)	Recommended annually	Governing body
Staff discipline, conduct and grievance (procedures for addressing)	Recommended annually	For local-authority-maintained schools: governing body. For academies: governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Single central record of recruitment and vetting checks	Live document	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Statement of procedures for dealing with allegations of abuse against staff	Recommended annually	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Accessibility plan	Every 3 years	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Child protection policy and procedures	Annually	Governing body or proprietor
Children with health needs who cannot attend school	Recommended annually	Governing body
Early years foundation stage (EYFS)	Varies	Governing body can delegate
Special educational needs and disability	Annually	Governing body or proprietor
Supporting pupils with medical conditions	Recommended annually	Governing body can delegate
Relationships education (primary) and relationships and sex education (secondary)	Recommended annually	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Behaviour in schools	Recommended annually	Headteacher can delegate
School exclusion	Recommended annually	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Health and safety	Annually	Employer
First aid in schools	Recommended annually	Employer
Premises management documents	Recommended annually	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Equality information and objectives (public sector equality duty) statement for publication	Every 4 years	Governing body, individual governor or headteacher
Register of business interests of headteachers and governors	Live document	Governing body can delegate approval subject to the local authority scheme

DfE, Statutory policies for schools and academy trusts (GOV.UK page updated 15 March 2022; check GOV.UK for the current version). Open Government Licence v3.0.

What the school website should show

Schools must publish some information online and should publish more. "Must" is a legal or funding-agreement requirement; "should" is the Department for Education's expectation.

Information	Level	Notes
Admission arrangements	Must	Admission arrangements by 15 March each year, in-year admissions by 31 August, appeals timetable by 28 February. Community and voluntary-controlled schools link to the council's pages instead. The admissions codes do not apply to special academies.
Behaviour policy	Should	Academies should include their anti-bullying strategy.
Charging and remissions policies	Should	Academies must follow the charging law through their funding agreement.
Complaints procedure	Should	Academies must have a procedure available to parents; DfE recommends they publish it. SEN complaints arrangements go in the SEN information report.
Contact details	Should	Postal address, telephone number and the staff member who handles queries. Academies should also give the headteacher, the chair of governors and the trust's contact details.
Curriculum for each subject, including RE	Should	Includes the right to withdraw a child from RE and how to find out more.
Phonics and reading schemes	Should	Schools with key stage 1 pupils.
Accessibility plan	Must	Sets out how the school will widen disabled pupils' access to the curriculum, buildings and information.
Relationships education or relationships and sex education policy	Must	Academies must publish it; parents should be consulted when it is written.
Music development plan	Should	Schools are expected to publish it alongside their music curriculum.
Ethos and values statement	Should
Staff paid over £100,000 a year	Must	In bands of £10,000. Maintained schools also link to the financial benchmarking page; academy trusts publish audited accounts by 31 January.
Governance information	Must	Maintained schools: the governing body and committees. Academy trusts: articles, members, trustees, business interests and the funding agreement.
Latest Ofsted report	Should	A copy or a link to the report on the Ofsted website.
Gender pay gap	Must	Only for employers with 250 or more employees.
PE and sport premium	Must	By 31 July each year, if the school receives the funding. Includes the share of Year 6 who can swim 25 metres.
Public sector equality duty and equality objectives	Must	Duty statement updated every year; objectives at least every 4 years.
Pupil premium strategy statement	Must	By 31 December each year, if the school receives the funding.
Remote education provision	Should
School opening hours	Should	Start and end of the compulsory day and the total time in a typical week.
School uniform policy	Should	Where pupils must wear uniform. Should say what is required, what is optional and where second-hand items can be bought.
SEN information report	Must	Updated every year.
Link to the compare school and college performance service	Should
Key stage 2 results	Should	Expected and higher standard in reading, writing and maths, plus average scaled scores.
Whistleblowing procedure	Must	Academy trusts must publish it.

DfE, What academies, free schools and colleges should publish online (GOV.UK page updated 24 October 2024). Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where to look

The school website is the authority for governance papers.

School website

Ofsted

GoodInspected 07/03/2023

Judgement	Grade
Safeguarding	Effective
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

Date	Outcome
07/03/2023	Good
29/06/2016	Good

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026, via WhatSchool: Ofsted may have published a newer report since. Since September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade at new inspections, so a one-word grade, where shown, belongs to the inspection date beside it. Ungraded inspections give no grade and are dated by month only. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 grade key judgements; report cards (from November 2025) grade evaluation areas.

Ofsted reports for this school

Academy trust

Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust runs 9 schools, including this one.

Half Acres Primary AcademyPrimary · Castleford · Ofsted: No overall grade (Mar 2025): Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
Featherstone Girnhill Infant SchoolPrimary · Pontefract · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection May 2024; last graded Good (May 2019, from earlier data)
Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolPrimary · Pontefract · Ofsted: No overall grade (Jun 2025): Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
South Hiendley Primary SchoolPrimary · Barnsley · Ofsted: Good, Oct 2022
Grove Lea Primary SchoolPrimary · Pontefract · Ofsted: No overall grade (Jul 2025): Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Towngate Primary AcademyPrimary · Ossett · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection Oct 2024; last graded Good (Jul 2019, from earlier data)

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