OFSTED
28 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
FLYING HIGH TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
49
49 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
25
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
24
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
above England
School
30.6%
Bolsover
37.6%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.1 pts
below England
School
12.2%
Bolsover
6.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bolsover
0.1%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.5%
37
African
10.2%
5
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
2
Unclassified
4.1%
2
Any other Asian background
2.0%
1
Any other White background
2.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.2%
4 of
49 pupils
12.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
6.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.70 pts
lower than
England
School
4.52%
Bolsover
5.81%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.30 pts
lower than
England
School
13.51%
Bolsover
14.21%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Bolsover
1.38%
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
54.4%
33.7 pts
below England
Longwood Infant Academy
54.4%
Bolsover
83.4%
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.