OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
FLYING HIGH TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
195
187 full-time ·
8 part-time
Female pupils
91
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
104
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.4 pts
below England
School
16.4%
Gedling
22.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.4 pts
below England
School
16.9%
Gedling
12.1%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Gedling
0.3%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.4%
110
White and Black Caribbean
9.7%
19
African
6.2%
12
Any other White background
5.6%
11
Chinese
4.1%
8
Indian
3.1%
6
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
14.4%
28 of
195 pupils
6.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.5 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Gedling
78.0%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Gedling
74.6%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
Gedling
76.5%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.19%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.03 pts
lower than
England
School
3.19%
Gedling
5.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.98 pts
lower than
England
School
4.84%
Gedling
14.22%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.81%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.00 pts
lower than
England
School
0.81%
Gedling
1.60%
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
82.6%
5.6 pts
below England
Rivendell Flying High Academy
82.6%
Gedling
91.4%
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.