# Newark Flying High Academy

Newark Flying High Academy is a primary school in Newark and Sherwood, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 146 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E151540. [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 146
- Council: Newark and Sherwood
- URN: 151540

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), April 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Mount CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-cofe-primary-school-e148715): 450 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnby-road-academy-primary-and-nursery-school-e136274): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Christ Church C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-c-of-e-primary-school-e122792): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Magnus Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magnus-church-of-england-academy-e140549): 1.4 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-alexander-l-e-a-d-academy-e140544): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-catholic-voluntary-academy-e140727): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/151540)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151540)

## How to cite

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