Branston Community Academy

State-Funded School

branston-community-academy-lincolnshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

Sleaford and North HykehamConstituency

LN4 1LHPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Branston Community Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 1,132 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.87

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,132

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,132
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 May 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
3 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
18 Jul 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.