SCHOOL PROFILE

Beeston Fields Flying High Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 142070
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 376 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 9 May 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust FLYING HIGH TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 345 312 full-time · 33 part-time
Female pupils 169 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 176 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.8%
14.0 pts above England
School 38.8%
Broxtowe 21.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

56.5%
36.2 pts above England
School 56.5%
Broxtowe 16.0%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Broxtowe 0.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
29.3%
101
African
11.3%
39
Any other ethnic group
11.0%
38
Pakistani
9.6%
33
Unclassified
6.1%
21
Any other White background
5.8%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.6% 64 of 345 pupils
2.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Broxtowe 14.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.8% 51 pupils
England 14.8% 0.0 pts below
EHC plans 3.8% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 25
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Specific learning difficulty 9
Physical disability 3
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Broxtowe 62.6%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Broxtowe 73.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Broxtowe 71.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Broxtowe 73.4%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.48 pts lower than England
School 5.74%
Broxtowe 5.19%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.51%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.30 pts lower than England
School 15.51%
Broxtowe 12.26%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.63%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.83 pts higher than England
School 3.63%
Broxtowe 1.11%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

91.8% 3.6 pts above England
Beeston Fields Flying High Academy
91.8%
Broxtowe
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information