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The Flying Bull Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Vivienne Kies

corporate_fareUNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPortsmouth, PO2 7BJ

language Visit Website phone 2392694313

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

461

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Expected Standard

17%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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The Flying Bull Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Portsmouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Flying Bull Academy is an academy converter in Portsmouth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 428 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 17% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #32 of 32 primaries in Portsmouth and #13,878 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are 2 teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

17%

LA 51%

Reading45% LA 65%

Writing38% LA 63%

Maths38% LA 62%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading64% LA 65% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 60% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading66% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -1.5

-2.7 to 0.7

-2.2

Write

LA -2.0

-3.8 to -0.6

0.6

Maths

LA -1.4

-1.0 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading84% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -1.5

1.5 to 4.9

1.8

Write

LA -2.3

0.2 to 3.3

2.0

Maths

LA -1.8

0.6 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 53%

Reading67% LA 66%

Writing70% LA 70%

Maths72% LA 64%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -1.9

-0.7 to 2.5

1.2

Write

LA -2.3

-0.3 to 2.7

Maths

LA -2.1

0.6 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 July 2022

Inspection Report

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01 February 2017

Inspection Report

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03 April 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-07-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.1%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 428 pupils. During this period, there were 18 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	428	18	4.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	414	9	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	456	11	2.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	440	10	2.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	418	11	2.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	461	14	3.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	461	14	3.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	456	8	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	479	12	2.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	469	10	2.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	453	11	2.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	472	10	2.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	459	9	2.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	450	13	2.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	478	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	478	6	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	458	7	1.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	494	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	489	5	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	469	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	500	11	2.2%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	484	18	3.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	473	6	1.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	501	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	487	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 42 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils