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Stanstead Flying High Academy

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

personMrs Tanya Smith

corporate_fareFLYING HIGH TRUST

location_onNottingham, NG5 5BL

language Visit Website phone 1159156300

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

193

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Stanstead Flying High Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Stanstead Flying High Academy is an academy converter in Nottingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #60 of 74 primaries in Nottingham and #10,136 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. 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 23.7:1. There are 2 teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

54%

LA 58%

Reading57% LA 69%

Writing75% LA 68%

Maths64% LA 69%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading59% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 2.8

2.0

Write

LA 0.5

-0.5 to 4.5

0.3

Maths

LA 0.4

-2.1 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.7

-3.7 to 1.3

-4.0

Write

LA 0.9

-6.2 to -1.7

-2.6

Maths

LA 1.0

-4.8 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 58%

Reading43% LA 68%

Writing50% LA 71%

Maths43% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA 0.7

-7.1 to -2.5

-4.2

Write

LA 0.9

-6.4 to -2

-3.7

Maths

LA 1.1

-5.7 to -1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-03-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-09-14

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 208 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	193	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	184	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	188	3	1.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	201	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	195	4	2.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	216	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils