Branston Church of England Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Beech Road, Lincoln, LN4 1PR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 02/07/2024
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
7.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
132
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
135 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
44 of 47 families who put it first got an offer
44
Places offered
81
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 47 | 44 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 81 | 44 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lianne Cook
- Address
- Beech Road, Valley Estate, Lincoln, LN4 1PR
- Phone
- 01522791907
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Branston · Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144122
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
132 pupils · 135 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
02 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 90 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.