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Rivendell Flying High Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Magenta Way, Stoke Bardolph, Nottingham NG14 5HH · rivendellfha.co.uk · 0115 648 9833
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.23 mi
- 0.37 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 195
- 83% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.6%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Flying High Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.23 mi (372 m) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 43 | 53 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.23 mi0.37 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 29% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲29% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●107 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Rivendell Flying High Academy on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 42
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied