Welcome to Pinxton Village Academies

We are delighted to be able to share with you our vision and values to help you get a true flavour of our school. We are confident that you will find us a welcoming school – one where your child will flourish and realise their potential, whatever that potential might be. We value getting to know all our children. This means we have a better idea of what motivates them and what success should look like for them.

We are committed to providing our children with the very best opportunities and experiences, and we are proud of the relationships that we have with our children, parents and the community. In partnership, we want to provide an outstanding education for the children at Pinxton Village Academies to ensure they are well equipped to be confident individuals, lifelong learners and good citizens.

In our schools, we believe that all pupils have the ability to achieve wonderful things. Our aim is to ensure that our children are happy and enjoy their time at school. This is achieved by providing an environment where children feel safe to explore the new challenges and learning opportunities they encounter. 

All our staff are passionate about making children happy, developing their confidence and inspiring them to be successful. This passion ensures that PVA is a vibrant and creative place to be. We aim to help develop creative children who are inspired learners, are considerate citizens, are independent thinkers, have curious and enquiring minds and are caring friends. 

We care about every child in our school. Through our strong commitment to pastoral care we strive to ensure that we provide outstanding support for all of our pupils and families.  Pinxton Village Academies pride ourselves on supporting all children, regardless of their background or additional circumstances. We believe that a child’s potential should not be limited or pre-determined.

We welcome visits to our schools so please contact the school office for a look round. Please get in touch via 01773 303420 or enquiries@pinxtonkirkstead.derbyshire.sch.uk.

Following our consultation: Our Pans will change from 2025.
Kirkstead Junior Academy Pan 60
Longwood Infant Academy Pan 30
John King Academy Pan 30

The Flying High Partnership:

We are proud to be part of the Flying High Trust, a partnership of primary schools across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City. 

We are Flying High 

Together we will create unique, exceptional and sustainable schools that inspire communities and empower children. 

Centred on meaningful partnership, our schools focus on collaboration and internal support whilst always remaining outward facing. We all share a common purpose and vision – the key is to ensure our schools retain their uniqueness and ethos that enables them to meet the needs of their communities. We are all in this together and have a collective responsibility to maintain a distinct culture that supports the development of the children across our schools. By the end of their primary education we aim for all our children to be ready for secondary school and be inspired to be the best they can be. 

Flying High Values 

Our schools will be: 

Unique 

• Child Centred 

• Context Informed 

Exceptional 

• High Standards 

• Continuous Improvement 

Sustainable 

• Developing People 

• Empowering Ownership 

Flying High Culture 

Our adults will demonstrate: 

Unique 

• Care 

• Trust 

• Humility 

• Aspiration

Exceptional 

• Commitment 

• Curiosity 

• Desire for feedback 

• Desire to improve

Sustainable 

• Enablement 

• Resilience 

• Responsibility 

• Solution focused mindset 

Flying High Character 

Our children will demonstrate: 

Unique 

• Aspiration 

• Kindness 

• Effective Communication

Exceptional 

• Confidence 

• Pride 

• Curiosity

Sustainable 

• Responsibility 

• Resilience 

• Problem Solving 

Introduction to Flying High:

Contact the Flying High Partnership:   

CEO: Mr Chris Wheatley  

Chair: Mr Neil Robinson  

Both the CEO and Chair can be contacted using the details below:   

Flying High Trust  

2a Vickery Way 

Chilwell 

Nottingham  

NG9 6RY 

Website www.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk   

E-mail info@flyinghightrust.co.uk    

Telephone 0115 9891915  

Twitter: @FlyingHighTrust    

Facebook: Flying High Partnership 

Linkedin: Flying-High-Trust 

Key documents: 

  

Please click here to access key Trust documents including: 

• Articles of Association 

• Master Funding Agreement 

• Statement of Accounts 

• Model Scheme of Delegation 

• Trustees Register of Business Interests 

• School Improvement Strategy 

• Trust Business Plan 

• Governance structure, terms of reference and school governor information 

  

Click here to meet the Members, Trustees, Flying High central team and Head teachers 

  Click here to see all schools within the partnership 

  Click here to find out about vacancies across the Partnership