The Green Flying High Academy

About The Green Flying High Academy

Parents at The Green Flying High Academy are overwhelmingly positive about their experience. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering the period from September 2024 to September 2025, 94% of respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. The school is clearly popular locally, too: for its 2025/26 reception intake, it received 77 applications for just 42 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.83. That means nearly two families applied for every available spot. The strength of feeling among parents is reflected in individual responses — 85% strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 82% strongly agreed that their child does well there. A further 85% strongly agreed that the school keeps them informed about what their child will learn. While a small minority expressed concerns about behaviour management and how concerns are handled, the overall picture is one of a school that has earned the trust of the vast majority of its families.

Academically, the school has just received an outstanding rating from Ofsted across every graded category in its October 2024 inspection. The quality of education, early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management were all judged outstanding. This is a remarkable turnaround from the school’s previous inspection in February 2018, when it was rated inadequate overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both requiring improvement. The current headteacher, Jess Smith, has clearly driven significant change. The school is a primary for children aged 4 to 7, so it does not have Key Stage 2 SATs results to compare against the Derbyshire local authority average of 59% meeting the expected standard. However, its outstanding Ofsted rating places it among just nine other outstanding primary schools in the local authority, out of 353 total. The nearest outstanding alternative is John King Infant Academy, 2.3 km away.

The school offers a strong set of facilities for such a small school, including a Forest School, art studios, an ICT suite, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, football, cricket and swimming, and there is a good range of after-school clubs including film, book, gardening, science and art. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and multi-sensory impairment, though the Parent View data shows no responses from parents of SEND children, so it is difficult to gauge how well these are delivered in practice. With 134 pupils against a capacity of 180, the school is not full, but the high oversubscription ratio suggests it is in strong demand. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 30.6%, above the national average. This is a school that suits families looking for a small, infant-only setting with strong parent satisfaction and a clear track record of improvement.

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