Icknield Primary SchoolWilliam Austin Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Luton.

Summary of the comparison

Icknield Primary School and William Austin Infant School are primary schools in Luton.

  • Icknield Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and William Austin Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). William Austin Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Icknield Primary School was judged Good and William Austin Infant School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Icknield Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Icknield Primary School versus William Austin Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonIcknield Primary SchoolLutonWilliam Austin Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking22nd of 44 in Luton Stronger figure42nd of 44 in Luton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll599 329
Capacity630 360
LocationLuton, LU3 2JB Luton, LU3 1PZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census599 329
Free school meals (ever 6)18.5% 20.7%
English as an additional language56.6% 60.2%
SEN support10.2% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% 6.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.4% 15.7% 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 Primary School

William Austin Infant School

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