The Flying Bull Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Portsmouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Flying Bull Academy is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Flying Bull Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meals: 52% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 34.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 19 of the 35 other Portsmouth primary schools with a published outcome; there were 32 first-choice applications for 34 offers.
- In 2024/25, 17% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Portsmouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Flying Bull Lane, Buckland, Portsmouth, PO2 7BJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are benefiting from recent significant changes at the school.”
- “Leaders and governors are revitalising pupils' experiences.”
- “There is a genuine sense from pupils, staff and the trust that the school is restoring the standards that the community expects and its pupils deserve.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils are absent too often, despite the school's efforts to encourage them in.”
- “This has a detrimental effect on these pupils' learning.”
- “However, it is not delivered consistently well across all year groups and subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 17% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 32 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- New Horizons Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Manor Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stamshaw Infant Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Penbridge Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) 0.7 mi Good Last distance published