The Flying Bull Academy
Flying Bull Lane, Buckland, Portsmouth, PO2 7BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Grace Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 140719
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392694313
About this school
The Flying Bull Academy is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 415 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 July 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 | 59 | 56 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 41% | 17% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 64% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 57% | 38% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 68% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Bull 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 | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 17% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 461 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Flying Bull Academy compares
The Flying Bull Academy ranked 32nd of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 17% | 7.2% | 55.8% | 415 | — |
| New Horizons Primary School | 49% | 4.9% | 35.8% | 509 | 0.4 miles |
| Ark Dickens Primary Academy | 67% | 6.1% | 56.8% | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| Manor Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 47.2% | 232 | 0.4 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.1% | 19.1% | 312 | 0.6 miles |
| Stamshaw Infant Academy | — | 5.5% | 29% | 262 | 0.6 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)
- 55.84%
- English as an additional language
- 28%
- Overall absence
- 7.24%
- Persistent absence
- 24.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Horizons Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
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Ark Dickens Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Manor Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Stamshaw Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
The Flying Bull Academy ranks 28th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Portsmouth.
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Primary School Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Flying Bull Academy teach?
- The Flying Bull Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of The Flying Bull Academy?
- The headteacher of The Flying Bull Academy is Mrs Grace Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Flying Bull Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Flying Bull 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 Bull Academy?
- The Flying Bull Academy has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Flying Bull Academy full?
- The Flying Bull Academy has capacity for 500 pupils and 415 on roll (83%), 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 Bull Academy a faith school?
- No. The Flying Bull Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Flying Bull Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Flying Bull Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Flying Bull Academy?
- The Flying Bull Academy is part of UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Flying Bull Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Flying Bull Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Flying Bull Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 17% 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 Bull Academy rank locally?
- The Flying Bull Academy ranked 32nd of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Bull Academy's absence rate?
- The Flying Bull Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Flying Bull Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Flying Bull 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.