CASE STUDY: CARRE'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SLEAFORD In 2013 Ofsted inspectors judged governance at Carre’s Grammar School to be ‘Outstanding’, up from ‘Good’ in their previous judgment on the selective academy in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. ‘The governing body has a very clear understanding of the performance of the school and its priorities for improvement,’ stated Ofsted’s inspection team in its 2013 report. ‘It is well led and is thorough in its work and organisation.’ Governing body chair Andrew Hutton reckons that the introduction of GVO undoubtedly helped the governors demonstrate to Ofsted the abilities they had developed, and how it had used them to improve their performance. The Governors Virtual Office (GVO), an online space for school governors to store and share documents and information,

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