Icknield High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C67
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Luton, LU3 2AH
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Stopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, Luton, LU2 7UX
Local ranking10th of 13 secondary schools in Luton
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 2 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 193
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1074
- Boys
- 544 (52%)
- Girls
- 502 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (77% full)
- SEND
- 16.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.0%
- EAL
- 43.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 13.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,730/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
- 8.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 20.1%
- White Other: 18.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 15.3%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 11.6%
- Black African: 10.2%
- Mixed Other: 5.2%
- Asian Indian: 4.0%
- Asian Other: 3.1%
20.1%
White British
18.2%
White Other
15.3%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
St Thomas's Road
Luton, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 148692
- UKPRN
- 10088896
- Establishment No.
- 5409
- Trust
- MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST
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