During a recent Ofsted monitoring visit, staff and pupils at William Lovell C of E Academy in Stickney were delighted with the verdict that “leaders and managers are taking effective action towards the removal of special measures.” The Inspection, which took place over two days on the 10^th and 11^th September 2019, found that the “pace of improvement is accelerating,” with leaders’ actions having “instilled as sense of optimism about the future.”