Icknield High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C67
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Luton, LU3 2AH
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Warden Hill Road, Luton, LU2 7AE
Local ranking6th of 13 secondary schools in Luton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1400
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 286
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 15.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
111
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 274
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1641
- Boys
- 876 (53%)
- Girls
- 779 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1400 (118% full)
- SEND
- 15.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.8%
- EAL
- 30.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.4%
- SEN Support
- 11.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 93.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,348/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 29.9%
- White Other: 20.8%
- Black African: 18.0%
- Asian Indian: 5.3%
- Asian Other: 4.8%
- Black Caribbean: 4.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.9%
29.9%
White British
20.8%
White Other
18.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Warden Hill Road
Luton, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 142310
- UKPRN
- 10053912
- Establishment No.
- 4606
- Trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
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