OFSTED
11 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
FLYING HIGH TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
101
101 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
56
55.4% of pupils
Male pupils
45
44.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
below England
School
10.9%
North West Leicestershire
19.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
North West Leicestershire
6.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
North West Leicestershire
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.1%
88
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
3
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
2
Any other White background
2.0%
2
Indian
2.0%
2
Bangladeshi
1.0%
1
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
20.8%
21 of
101 pupils
0.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.04 pts
lower than
England
School
5.18%
North West Leicestershire
5.52%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.45 pts
lower than
England
School
11.36%
North West Leicestershire
12.60%
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%
North West Leicestershire
1.28%
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
48.1%
40.1 pts
below England
Foxbridge Primary School
48.1%
North West Leicestershire
84.2%
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.