Branston Community Academy
Station Road, Lincoln, LN4 1LH
1,132 pupils · 92% of 1,225 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BRANSTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 March 2025, published 7 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 52.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 152 | 275 | 186 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 203 | 176 | 303 | 203 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 193 | 135 | 269 | 175 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 223 | 187 | 316 | 223 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 231 | 209 | 356 | 231 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 198 | 196 | 345 | 198 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 205 | 217 | 345 | 205 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 227 | 245 | 373 | 227 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Priory Pembroke Academy 5.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Priory Academy LSST 5.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School 5.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lincoln UTC 5.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy 6.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Lincoln Castle Academy 7.2 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.