Beeston Fields Flying High Academy
Boundary Road, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Kristabel Beeley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 376
- Pupils on roll
- 345
- URN
- 142070
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01158440100
About this school
Beeston Fields Flying High Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 345 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beeston Fields Flying High Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 49 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 73% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 18% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 88% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 80% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Beeston Fields 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 | 70% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 356 |
| 2023/24 | 361 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beeston Fields Flying High Academy compares
Beeston Fields Flying High Academy ranked 99th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.7% | 44.1% | 345 | — |
| Round Hill Primary School | — | — | — | 510 | 0.5 miles |
| John Clifford Primary School | 47% | 6.6% | 27.3% | 347 | 0.7 miles |
| Bramcote CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.9% | 9.2% | 199 | 1.1 miles |
| The Lanes Primary School | — | — | — | 586 | 1.1 miles |
| Fernwood Primary School | 66% | 3.7% | 10.5% | 1,122 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.13%
- English as an additional language
- 58.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 15.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Round Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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John Clifford Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Bramcote CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Lanes Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Fernwood Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Beeston Fields Flying High Academy ranks 84th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beeston Fields Flying High Academy teach?
- Beeston Fields Flying High Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Beeston Fields Flying High Academy?
- The headteacher of Beeston Fields Flying High Academy is Kristabel Beeley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beeston Fields Flying High Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beeston Fields 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 many pupils are at Beeston Fields Flying High Academy?
- Beeston Fields Flying High Academy has 345 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beeston Fields Flying High Academy full?
- Beeston Fields Flying High Academy has capacity for 376 pupils and 345 on roll (92%), 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 Beeston Fields Flying High Academy a faith school?
- No. Beeston Fields Flying High Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Beeston Fields Flying High Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beeston Fields Flying High Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Beeston Fields Flying High Academy part of an academy trust?
- Beeston Fields 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 Beeston Fields Flying High Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beeston Fields Flying High Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Beeston Fields Flying High Academy ranked 99th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beeston Fields Flying High Academy's absence rate?
- Beeston Fields Flying High Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beeston Fields Flying High Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beeston Fields 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 2 July 2026.