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%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
Tourism | Technical Award | 32 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
English Language | GCSE | 201 |
English Literature | GCSE | 201 |
Admissions
Branston Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
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 |
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% |
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% |