Hucknall Flying High Academy

Hucknall Flying High Academy has demonstrated outstanding overall effectiveness in its first inspection since opening in 2019. The school boasts an ambitious curriculum that is interwoven with exceptional personal development programs, allowing pupils to thrive and reach their highest potential. Teachers are skilled and provide high-quality education, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs, achieve excellently in national tests. The community engagement and the positive behavior of pupils further reflect the enriching educational environment fostered by the school’s leadership.

Strengths

• Ambitious and expertly designed curriculum.
• High-quality teaching with expert subject knowledge.
• Exceptional personal development opportunities for pupils.
• Strong community engagement through pupil initiatives.
• Outstanding behavior and attitudes among pupils.
• Effective formative assessment practices.
• Strong support for early reading development.

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 Hucknall Flying High Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Hucknall 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 Hucknall Flying High Academy had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.4% 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, 10.0% of pupils at Hucknall Flying High Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Hucknall Flying High Academy received £6,908 and spent £7,095 for each of its 234 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £73,000 (£310 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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Hucknall Flying High Academy is part of Flying High Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Hillside Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Stanstead Flying High Academy Nottingham
• Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Horsendale Primary School Nottingham
• Ernehale Junior School Nottingham
• Ernehale Infant School Nottingham
• Killisick Junior School Nottingham
• Porchester Junior School Nottingham
• Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Beeston Fields Flying High Academy Nottingham

What is Hucknall Flying High Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hucknall Flying High Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Hucknall Flying High Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hucknall Flying High Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Hucknall Flying High Academy have?

Hucknall Flying High Academy has 240 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hucknall Flying High Academy cover?

Hucknall Flying High Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hucknall Flying High Academy?

Hucknall Flying High Academy is at Shepherd Street, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6WU.