Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School

Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School is performing well and has been rated as good in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This marks the school's first inspection under section 5, following its establishment as a single academy trust. The school's motto reflects a strong ethos of community and a commitment to improving student experiences and outcomes. Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school's care and commitment to their children.

Strengths

• Strong leadership committed to improvement
• Effective curriculum planning across all subjects
• Positive and enthusiastic learning environment
• Robust phonics program that helps pupils read fluently
• Good support for pupils with SEND
• Encouragement of independence and problem-solving skills in pupils
• Positive parental feedback and engagement

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent development of communication and language skills in early years
• Lack of systematic reinforcement of key knowledge in some foundation subjects

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.4% of pupils at Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School received £8,715 and spent £8,093 for each of its 76 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £9,000 (£119 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of The Priory Federation of Academies, income was £8,686 and spending £8,648 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Lincoln · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School is part of The Priory Federation of Academies, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• The Priory Academy LSST Lincoln
• The Priory Witham Academy Lincoln
• Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy Lincoln
• The Priory City of Lincoln Academy Lincoln
• Waddington Redwood Primary Academy Lincoln
• Ling Moor Primary Academy Lincoln
• Heighington Millfield Primary Academy Lincoln
• Cherry Willingham Primary Academy Lincoln
• The Priory Pembroke Academy Lincoln
• The Priory Ruskin Academy Grantham

What is Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School have?

Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School has 85 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School cover?

Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School?

Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School is at Francis Street, Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8QG.