Branston Community Academy
Station Road, Branston, Lincoln, LN4 1LH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BRANSTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Carter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,225
- Pupils on roll
- 1,132
- URN
- 136358
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522880400
About this school
Branston Community Academy is a secondary academy in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,132 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Branston Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 201 | 227 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 43.2 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.12 to +0.28 | -0.22 -0.40 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 41% | 34.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 60.4% | 59.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 49.8% | 52.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Branston Community Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.2 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,235 |
| 2023/24 | 1,243 |
| 2024/25 | 1,152 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Branston Community Academy compares
Branston Community Academy ranked 24th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 9.4% | 22.7% | 1,132 | — |
| The Priory Pembroke Academy | 41 | 9.3% | 25.4% | 590 | 3.3 miles |
| The Priory Academy LSST | 53.9 | 6.9% | 17% | 1,749 | 3.4 miles |
| Lincoln Christ's Hospital School | 38.3 | 9.6% | 34.7% | 1,275 | 3.6 miles |
| Lincoln UTC | 46.1 | 4.3% | 26.5% | 389 | 3.7 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy | 37.7 | 9.9% | 33.8% | 601 | 4.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.71%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.37%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Priory Pembroke Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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The Priory Academy LSST3.4 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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Lincoln Christ's Hospital School3.6 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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Lincoln UTC3.7 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Branston Community Academy ranks 5th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Lincoln.
- Lincoln Castle Academy Secondary
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Secondary
- Lincoln UTC Secondary
- North Kesteven Academy Secondary
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy Secondary
- Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn Secondary
- St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Barnes Wallis Academy Secondary
- The Priory Academy LSST Secondary
- The Priory City of Lincoln Academy Secondary
- The Priory Pembroke Academy Secondary
- William Farr CofE Comprehensive School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Branston Community Academy teach?
- Branston Community Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Branston Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Branston Community Academy is Mr James Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Branston Community Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Branston Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Branston Community Academy?
- Branston Community Academy has 1,132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Branston Community Academy full?
- Branston Community Academy has capacity for 1,225 pupils and 1,132 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Branston Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Branston Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Branston Community Academy a selective school?
- No. Branston Community Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Branston Community Academy part of an academy trust?
- Branston Community Academy is part of BRANSTON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Branston Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.2 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Branston Community Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Branston Community Academy ranked 24th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Branston Community Academy's absence rate?
- Branston Community Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Branston Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Branston Community Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.