The Flying High Academy
Somersall Street, Mansfield, NG19 6EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Head
- Mrs Kerry Chadburn
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 140398
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623415790
About this school
The Flying High Academy is a primary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 January 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 54 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 76% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 89% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 81% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Flying High Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 441 |
| 2024/25 | 437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Flying High Academy compares
The Flying High Academy ranked 68th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.8% | 32.4% | 418 | — |
| Intake Farm Primary School | 51% | 6.3% | 36% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| Wainwright Primary Academy | 49% | 6.7% | 46.5% | 407 | 0.4 miles |
| Sutton Road Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 33.3% | 537 | 0.8 miles |
| Crescent Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 38.9% | 432 | 0.8 miles |
| St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy | 58% | 4.2% | 14.3% | 471 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.41%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 11.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Intake Farm Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Wainwright Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Sutton Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Crescent Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Mansfield
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St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
The Flying High Academy ranks 10th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Mansfield.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Anthony Bek Community Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Berry Hill Primary School Primary
- Birklands Primary School Primary
- Blidworth Oaks Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Primary School Primary
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit Primary
- Crescent Primary School Primary
- Cuckney CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) Primary
- Farmilo Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Flying High Academy teach?
- The Flying High Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the head of The Flying High Academy?
- The head of The Flying High Academy is Mrs Kerry Chadburn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Flying High Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Flying High Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Flying High Academy?
- The Flying High Academy has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Flying High Academy full?
- The Flying High Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 418 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Flying High Academy a faith school?
- No. The Flying High Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Flying High Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Flying High Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Flying High Academy?
- The Flying High Academy is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Flying High Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Flying High Academy rank locally?
- The Flying High Academy ranked 68th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Flying High Academy's absence rate?
- The Flying High Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Flying High Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Flying High Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.