Icknield High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 14 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Luton
Unique reference
137679
Address
Riddy Lane, LU3 2AH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1453 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
40.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.1%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 45.4%
Bangladeshi 19.1%
Other Asian 10.8%
Mixed 7.6%
White British 3.6%
Indian 3.2%
African 3%
Other White 2.9%
Other 2.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.37
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 49%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 52%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 48
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.26
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE3
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE61
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE62
Art & DesignGCSE75
BiologyGCSE41
Business Studies:SingleGCSE108
ChemistryGCSE40
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Design & TechnologyGCSE18
English LanguageGCSE288
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Icknield High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
281
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
277
2nd preference
293
3rd preference
252
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
231
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
15
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
289
139
150
Year 8
295
136
159
Year 9
293
143
150
Year 10
288
150
138
Year 11
288
152
136
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
90.4%
86.5%
Further education
17.0%
27.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
8.0%
12.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
69.0%
49.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
0.0%
1.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
SP
1.2%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.4%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.4%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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