Branston Academy Trust

UID 2418·Companies House 07419660·Incorporated October 2010·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

2

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£10.2m

1,243 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.7%

of income

Avg reserves

8.7%

of income

Avg absence

9.4%

Persistent: 30.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.5%

free school meals

Capacity

101%

1,243 / 1,225 places

At a glance

1 school with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

RI 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.8

-2.4

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBranston Community Academy Station Road, Lincoln, LN4 1LH
Companies House07419660
Incorporated26 October 2010

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
1
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2211,224£7.7m£7.7m76.5%30.7%
2022/2311,235£7.8m£8.7m84.3%18.6%
2023/2411,243£10.2m£9.6m70.7%8.7%
2024/25partial11,152

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 9.8 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Richard Edward Gilding

director·1 year

Louise Rachel Bush

director·2 years

Sarah Bassett

director·2 years

Ailsa Mary Webster

director·3 years

Mark Turner

director·11 years

Pauline Louise Coombes

director·15 years

Malcolm John Norman

director·15 years

Neil Harris

director·15 years

David Peter Dearden

director·15 years

Valerie Norman

director·15 years
22 former officers most recent departure: Jan 2026

Mark Allan Andrews

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Rachel Alicia Peacock

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Mark Allan Andrews

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Robert Ledger

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Rebecca June Gilbert

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Joanne Turner

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Diana Dr Thompson

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Lisa Jane Sargeant

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Christopher Firth

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Debbie Challinor

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Stephanie Burnett

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Paul Linden Baker

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Marina Bell

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Hilary Sharne Baxendale

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2013

Robert Arnold John Woollen

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Peter John Beighton

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2017

David Peter Boyd

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Paul Allan Coathup

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Robert Edward Doe

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Stephen Rev Jones-crabtree

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Helen Marriott

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2015

John Leslie Wilcox

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
high absenceofsted concern