Branston Church of England Infant Academy

Academy converter·Infant school Lincolnshire·LN4 1PR

School type

Infant school

Ages 4–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Branston Church of England Infant Academy is an infant school for pupils aged 4–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

33 first choices, 35 places

First choices per place

0.94

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 35 places

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.13

00.511.5

1 per place

1.0920221.0220231.0220241.0720250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Branston Church of England Infant Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 4–7
Pupils on roll: 132
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

15.9%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

0.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

7.6%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.3%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

8.8%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

21.7

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,220

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Branston Junior Academy Lincoln · 0.5 mi 42.9 Heighington Millfield Primary Academy Lincoln · 1.3 mi 67.3 Washingborough Academy Lincoln · 1.8 mi 41.2 Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy Lincoln · 2.4 mi 34.0 The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School Lincoln · 2.5 mi 39.0 The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School Lincoln · 2.8 mi 29.2 Cherry Willingham Primary Academy Lincoln · 2.8 mi 46.6 Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School Lincoln · 2.9 mi 55.1

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Branston Church of England Infant Academy

Branston Church of England Infant Academy is a primary school in Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 132 pupils aged 4 to 7 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted.

Branston Church of England Infant Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 33 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 21.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.