Branston Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 136358
- Address
- Station Road, Branston, LN4 1LH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1152 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
White British 91.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.6%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.8
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.87
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 32 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 189 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 185 |
Admissions
Branston Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 75
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 96 91 |
| Year 8 | 214 110 104 |
| Year 9 | 227 105 122 |
| Year 10 | 187 93 94 |
| Year 11 | 189 82 107 |
| Year 12 | 76 30 46 |
| Year 13 | 72 34 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 59.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 18.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.9% 2.4% |