Why not "On był ..."?
It's accepted.
"On został wychowany przez swojego babcię."
Marked incorrect. Is it?
It is. "swojego" is a masculine form. Or neuter. Not feminine.
I went with shorter is better and wrote "został wychowany przez babcię", which was rejected. When can I omit the pronoun and when can I not?
That exact answer is actually accepted.