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The Flying High Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Somersall Street, Mansfield NG19 6EW · flyinghighacademy.co.uk · 01623 415790
On the mapSearch near NG19 6EW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 87% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Flying High Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 January 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for The Flying High Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Jan 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 51
- 12% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied