The Flying High Academy

The Flying High Academy continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to creating a safe and enjoyable learning environment for pupils. Students express their enjoyment of learning and feel confident in the support available to them. The introduction of a new phonics teaching strategy shows leaders' intention to enhance reading skills among younger pupils. There is a structured approach to subjects like mathematics, contributing to pupils’ solid understanding and positive engagement in their studies. Overall, the school's emphasis on community values and providing diverse opportunities enriches the educational experience.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and feel safe at school.
• Leaders have effective strategies in place for teaching phonics.
• Mathematics is taught well, with clear planning and support for teachers.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and learn alongside their peers.
• The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• Leaders are mindful of staff workload and provide necessary support.

Areas for Improvement

• Some reading materials provided to Year 2 pupils are not well matched to their learning needs.
• The curriculum is not fully planned or sequenced in some subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Flying High Academy attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at The Flying High Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Flying High Academy had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.6% of pupils at The Flying High Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Flying High Academy received £6,802 and spent £7,111 for each of its 430 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £408,000 (£949 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Flying High Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,388 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Mansfield · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

The Flying High Academy is part of Flying High Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Forest Glade Primary School Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Peafield Lane Academy Mansfield
• Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Greenwood Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• John King Infant Academy Pinxton
• Kirkstead Junior Academy Pinxton
• The Green Flying High Academy Alfreton
• Longwood Infant Academy Nottingham
• Hillside Primary and Nursery School Nottingham

What is The Flying High Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Flying High Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2022.

When was The Flying High Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Flying High Academy was last inspected in March 2022.

How many pupils does The Flying High Academy have?

The Flying High Academy has 418 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Flying High Academy cover?

The Flying High Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Flying High Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Flying High Academy?

The Flying High Academy is at Somersall Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 6EW.