Branston Community Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 12 2022 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
1243 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
18%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.7%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.08
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.02
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 55%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 44%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.2
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.2
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award13
TourismTechnical Award32
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award25
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE37
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE15
Business Studies:SingleGCSE30
ChineseGCSE1
Design & TechnologyGCSE25
English LanguageGCSE201
English LiteratureGCSE201
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Branston Community Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
193
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
135
2nd preference
76
3rd preference
58
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
135
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
220
114
106
Year 8
230
104
126
Year 9
209
108
101
Year 10
194
86
108
Year 11
227
118
109
Year 12
79
39
40
Year 13
84
37
47
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
86.9%
86.5%
Further education
35.0%
36.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
50.0%
47.1%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
2.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
4.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
4.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
68.0%
63.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
17.0%
21.1%
19.7%
Russell Group
11.0%
18.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.2%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
4.0%
3.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.5%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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