OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
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
148
138 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
73
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
75
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.3 pts
below England
School
15.5%
Bassetlaw
24.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.3 pts
above England
School
21.6%
Bassetlaw
9.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bassetlaw
1.1%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
58.8%
87
Any other White background
10.1%
15
African
8.1%
12
Chinese
6.1%
9
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
6
Indian
3.4%
5
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
18.2%
27 of
148 pupils
2.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.4 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
83.0%
22.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Bassetlaw
71.8%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Bassetlaw
68.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Maths
28.0 pts above England
School
100.0%
Bassetlaw
70.3%
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
4.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.10 pts
lower than
England
School
4.11%
Bassetlaw
5.88%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.49 pts
lower than
England
School
12.33%
Bassetlaw
15.33%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.43 pts
lower than
England
School
1.37%
Bassetlaw
1.49%
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
62.7%
25.5 pts
below England
Whipman Woods Flying High Academy
62.7%
Bassetlaw
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.