Branston Community College
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Branston Community Academy, formerly known as Branston School and Community College, is a comprehensive school
for 11-18 year old students on Station Road in Branston
, Lincolnshire
, England
. Although North Kesteven
is comprehensive, there are two grammar school
s in nearby Sleaford
.
In the 2005 school league table results for Lincolnshire, the school came 22 out of 66 similar schools in the county for attainment at GCSE/GNVQ level, and 16 out of 36 for attainment at A level/AS level. It became a Business & Enterprise College
in September 2002.
In September 2007, it also became one of the small minority of schools in the top rated "outstanding school" category by Ofsted. Inspectors judged relationships between students and staff and student behaviour to be "outstanding". In December 2010 the school changed its name from Branston Community College to Branston Community Academy.
was built in the 1950s and originally known as Branston
Secondary Modern. By 1959, records show that around 350 pupils were enrolled. Today there are over 1,200 on the roll.
The school for many years ran a 'house' system with each named after royal houses and allocated a colour as follows: Tudor (yellow), Lancaster (red), Windsor (green), Stuart (blue), York (white) and Hanover (orange). This system has since been abolished.
The original school consisted of a concrete
central block of classrooms, which included a dining hall on the ground floor, and a gym
nasium. Woodwork and metalwork workshops were built nearby, while sports changing rooms and greenhouses were at the back of the block.
Pupils from the 1st to 5th year (now referred to as years 7 - 11) are put into tutor groups. 6th form students are in separate tutor groups but also help out in tutorial.
s are now set by year groups.
According to the Lincolnshire
County Council
website
:
Branston has Business and Enterprise Specialist status and was one of the first 18 British
schools designated as a Specialist Business and Enterprise College in September 2002. In 2003, the school became a DCSF Pathfinder Enterprise School and in 2006 it was designated as the regional hub school for Enterprise. In 2005 the College set up a four-year partnership with Lincolnshire Cooperative and it has also been asked by the Specialist Schools Trust to take part in a research project called 'Capturing Transformation.'
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
for 11-18 year old students on Station Road in Branston
Branston, Lincolnshire
Branston is a large village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately south-east of Lincoln.In the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 4019.-Geography:...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Although North Kesteven
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
is comprehensive, there are two grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
s in nearby Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
.
In the 2005 school league table results for Lincolnshire, the school came 22 out of 66 similar schools in the county for attainment at GCSE/GNVQ level, and 16 out of 36 for attainment at A level/AS level. It became a Business & Enterprise College
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
in September 2002.
In September 2007, it also became one of the small minority of schools in the top rated "outstanding school" category by Ofsted. Inspectors judged relationships between students and staff and student behaviour to be "outstanding". In December 2010 the school changed its name from Branston Community College to Branston Community Academy.
History of the school
The schoolSchool
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
was built in the 1950s and originally known as Branston
Branston, Lincolnshire
Branston is a large village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately south-east of Lincoln.In the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 4019.-Geography:...
Secondary Modern. By 1959, records show that around 350 pupils were enrolled. Today there are over 1,200 on the roll.
The school for many years ran a 'house' system with each named after royal houses and allocated a colour as follows: Tudor (yellow), Lancaster (red), Windsor (green), Stuart (blue), York (white) and Hanover (orange). This system has since been abolished.
The original school consisted of a concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
central block of classrooms, which included a dining hall on the ground floor, and a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium. Woodwork and metalwork workshops were built nearby, while sports changing rooms and greenhouses were at the back of the block.
Pupils from the 1st to 5th year (now referred to as years 7 - 11) are put into tutor groups. 6th form students are in separate tutor groups but also help out in tutorial.
The school today
As the number of pupils increased over the years, so did the amount of classroom space needed. A new library/office accommodation block, sports complex, swimming pool, youth wing, sixth form unit, large science/language block and house rooms have been added over the decades. Houses were recently abolished and tutor groupTutor group
A tutor group is a term used in UK schools, broadly equivalent to the United States term "homeroom". The term is most frequently used in Secondary schools where students may be taught in a number of different groupings throughout the day...
s are now set by year groups.
According to the Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
County Council
County council
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website
Website
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:
Branston has Business and Enterprise Specialist status and was one of the first 18 British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
schools designated as a Specialist Business and Enterprise College in September 2002. In 2003, the school became a DCSF Pathfinder Enterprise School and in 2006 it was designated as the regional hub school for Enterprise. In 2005 the College set up a four-year partnership with Lincolnshire Cooperative and it has also been asked by the Specialist Schools Trust to take part in a research project called 'Capturing Transformation.'
External links
- Branston Community College- School Website
- BBC Education League Tables - Branston Community College exam results
- Wrong date of exam in June 2004
- Former principal Bruce Douglas on Radio 4