Stanstead Flying High Academy, Nottingham

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Stanstead Flying High Academy on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make a happy and confident start in the early years."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' outcomes in national tests are close to national averages overall."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders make attendance a clear priority."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have planned a broad curriculum for pupils from Nursery to Year 6."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders know pupils and families well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders give pupils a rich personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed recent improvements in reading so that all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and weaker readers, develop fluency, vocabulary and comprehension securely over time"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen attendance work so that pupils who are persistently absent, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, attend more regularly"; "Leaders should continue to ensure that teaching helps pupils, including higher-attaining pupils, deepen their knowledge and produce work that reflects the full ambition of the curriculum".

In its own words: "Stanstead Flying High Academy is focused on enabling every child who attends to be the very best they can be. We have a strong committed team, who all work together to provide each child with the best learning experience possible. We provide a broad and rich curriculum, which prepares children for their next steps on their learning journey."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to our wonderful school. I am immensely proud to be the headteacher at Stanstead, one of the 33 schools within the Flying High Partnership. Stanstead Flying High Academy is focused on enabling every child who attends to be the very best they can be."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Stanstead Flying High Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in Nottingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 68% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Stanstead Flying High Academy as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Stanstead Flying High Academy are Westglade Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); Rise Park Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 87% maths); Cantrell Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles); and Springfield Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 62% reading, 69% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Stanstead Flying High Academy.

Stanstead Flying High Academy is one of 39 schools run by Flying High Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

In 2026, 27 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 2 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Bulwell Forest Tram Stop, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rise Park Road West, 310 metres away.

In 2024/25, Stanstead Flying High Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Stanstead Flying High Academy are Park Vale Academy (0.3 miles), The Bulwell Academy (0.6 miles) and The Oakwood Academy (1.1 miles).