OFSTED
18 June 2024
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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
FLYING HIGH TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
240
240 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
125
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
115
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.3 pts
below England
School
12.5%
Ashfield
31.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.7 pts
below England
School
14.6%
Ashfield
8.1%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Ashfield
0.8%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.2%
178
African
6.7%
16
White and Asian
4.6%
11
Indian
2.5%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
5
White and Black African
2.1%
5
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
11.7%
28 of
240 pupils
9.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.4 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
88.0%
27.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Reading
22.2 pts above England
School
96.0%
Ashfield
68.9%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Writing
17.7 pts above England
School
88.0%
Ashfield
67.6%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Maths
24.0 pts above England
School
96.0%
Ashfield
69.4%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.31 pts
lower than
England
School
3.91%
Ashfield
6.22%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.95 pts
lower than
England
School
7.87%
Ashfield
16.23%
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%
Ashfield
1.77%
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
114.3%
26.1 pts
above England
Hucknall Flying High Academy
114.3%
Ashfield
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.