Free schools · Nottinghamshire

Hucknall Flying High Academy

2–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147075URN

Shepherd Street, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 6WU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

141 applications for 59 places · 117th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2020

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

141 applications · 59 places offered · 70 named it first

2026 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 4.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 4.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 3.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 3.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 6 of 7 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	141	2.4	70	1.19
Sep 2025	30	142	4.7	64	2.13
Sep 2024	30	127	4.2	51	1.70
Sep 2023	30	100	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2022	30	100	3.3	43	1.43
Sep 2021	30	101	3.4	54	1.80
Sep 2020	30	78	2.6	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 88% · Maths 96% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%5th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	88%	17%	110	107
2023/24	83%	11%	108	106
2022/23	78%	9%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hucknall Flying High AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Edgewood Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holgate Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

3.4applications per place
Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School
2.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place
Rufford Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Broomhill Junior School
2.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

66%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary and Nursery School
2.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Springfield Academy
2.3 km · Nottingham

2026

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School
2.4 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147075 · 891/2039
Trust: Flying High Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 210 pupils · 240 on roll
Free school meals: 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 2 September 2019
Address: Shepherd Street, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 6WU
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Ashfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources