Icknield Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Letchworth Garden City.

Summary of the comparison

Icknield Infant and Nursery School and St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Letchworth Garden City.

  • Icknield Infant and Nursery School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Icknield Infant and Nursery School was judged in need of attention and St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Icknield Infant and Nursery School versus St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Letchworth Garden CityIcknield Infant and Nursery SchoolLetchworth Garden CitySt Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking386th of 391 in Hertfordshire 191st of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll215 222
Capacity342 240
LocationLetchworth Garden City, SG6 4UN Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported62.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census215 222
Free school meals (ever 6)27.8% 3.8%
English as an additional language13.0% 26.1%
SEN support26.5% 7.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.1% 5.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Icknield Infant and Nursery School

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School

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