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Branston Church of England Infant Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
Beech Road, Valley Estate, Branston, Lincoln LN4 1PR · branston-infant.lincs.sch.uk · 01522 791907
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 132
- 98% of 135 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 35 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 35 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 47 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 46 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 45 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Ofsted
Branston Church of England Infant Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 56
- 42% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied