Drakelow Park Flying High Academy
Free school · Primary, ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Nursery class
Part of FLYING HIGH TRUST
Marley Way, Drakelow, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire
Ofsted inspection
This school hasn't had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New schools are usually inspected within their first few years.
Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.
Results
No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.
Admissions
Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Derbyshire. The national closing date for primary applications is 15 January, and offers are sent on 16 April.
How hard is it to get in?
For the September 2026 intake there were about one first-choice application for every place.
| Places offered | 25 |
|---|---|
| Families who put it first | 24 |
| Of those, offered a place | 24 (100%) |
| Families who listed it at all | 34 |
This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.
Questions parents ask
What is Drakelow Park Flying High Academy's Ofsted rating?
Drakelow Park Flying High Academy hasn't had a graded Ofsted inspection yet.
Is Drakelow Park Flying High Academy oversubscribed?
For the September 2026 intake, 24 families put Drakelow Park Flying High Academy as their first choice for 25 places: about one first-choice application for every place. 24 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 152454.
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, data to 31 August 2026.
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Page updated 26 September 2026.