The Flying High Academy | Primary in Mansfield | Ofsted & DfE

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

437

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

437

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

437

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/01/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNottinghamshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Flying High Academy · Primary · Nottinghamshire

Part ofFLYING HIGH TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

72%

-4pp

76%69%61%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

-8pp

17%11%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

82%

Reading higher standard

37%

Writing expected standard

77%

Writing higher standard

16%

Maths expected standard

82%

Maths higher standard

26%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

72%

SPAG higher standard

30%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

437

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Somersall Street, Mansfield, NG19 6EW

Local authority

Nottinghamshire

Website

http://www.flyinghighacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01623415790

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	5%	82%	37%	77%	16%	82%	26%	84%	72%	106.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	14%	437
2023/24	76%	13%	81%	37%	85%	17%	89%	43%	83%	81%	107.0	108.0	107.0	—	—	—	11%	441
2022/23	61%	5%	74%	25%	74%	7%	74%	39%	81%	74%	105.0	106.0	107.0	-1.60	-1.90	+0.30	8%	438
2018/19	74%	17%	85%	30%	85%	32%	83%	26%	91%	94%	106.0	105.0	109.0	+6.10	+6.10	+3.30	22%	453
2017/18	72%	4%	87%	15%	87%	30%	83%	19%	94%	89%	105.0	104.0	107.0	+4.00	+5.40	+3.80	22%	436
2016/17	82%	9%	98%	50%	82%	18%	93%	32%	82%	93%	109.0	107.0	110.0	+10.40	+5.50	+7.70	20%	402

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	437	23.9	14%	15%	32%	5%	12%
2023/24	441	23.0	11%	14%	34%	6%	14%
2022/23	438	21.7	8%	13%	34%	6%	14%
2021/22	440	21.3	10%	12%	33%	6%	20%
2020/21	460	22.3	10%	13%	30%	—	—
2018/19	453	23.7	22%	12%	34%	4%	9%
2017/18	436	24.0	22%	12%	36%	5%	8%
2016/17	402	24.8	20%	8%	33%	4%	9%