Hucknall Flying High Academy

Primary · Free schools · Ages 2–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.162 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Hucknall Flying High Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 2–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.

Hucknall Flying High 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	0.162 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 0.162 miles away, the shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.20 miles).
The Reception 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 7 years with a published distance.
Reception 2026 drew 70 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Shepherd Street, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 6WU
Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 240 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 18 June 2024

Strengths

“Pupils truly blossom at Hucknall Flying High Academy.”
“The ambitious curriculum is intertwined with an exceptional personal development offer.”
“This helps pupils to reach their true potential.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 2024 (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)	88%	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: 70 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 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 Nottinghamshire.

Edgewood Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Holgate Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Broomhill Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
Hillside Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Hucknall National Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Larkfields Infant School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Larkfields Junior School 1.8 mi Good