Rivendell Flying High Academy

NottinghamshireFree schools

Magenta Way, Nottingham, NG14 5HH

Headteacher: Mrs Julie WorthingtonSchool website ↗Pupils: 182 (capacity: 236)Part of FLYING HIGH TRUST
Ofsted inspected
Inspected March 2025
Oversubscribed
77% of first-choice applicants offered a place
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected March 2025
77%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 March 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
71.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
29.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 71%·Writing 86%·Maths 86%All three 71%
Reading
Expected71%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
39
How many got their first choice?
30of 39 (76.9%)
How many applied in total?
91

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
29.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
21.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
81 girls, 101 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 80% (2023/24), currently 71%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2022/2367.0%11.0%---
2023/2480.0%0.0%---
2024/2571.0%29.0%---
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