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
- 1446 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 32%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
Pakistani 45.6%
Bangladeshi 18.5%
Other Asian 11.1%
Mixed 7.6%
Indian 3.5%
White British 3.4%
African 3.3%
Other White 2.6%
Other 2.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.41
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 60 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 82 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Icknield High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 225
- 3rd preference
- 201
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 289 153 136 |
| Year 8 | 287 132 155 |
| Year 9 | 291 130 161 |
| Year 10 | 291 144 147 |
| Year 11 | 288 147 141 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 88.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 27.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 13.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 70.0% 47.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 1.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.1% 3.0% |