Icknield High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Luton
Riddy Lane, Luton, LU3 2AH
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/02/2024
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
21.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,452
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,445 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
224 of 239 families who put it first got an offer
280
Places offered
665
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 239 | 224 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 225 | 50 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 201 | 6 | ● 3% |
| Total | 665 | 280 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Luton lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kamran Ahmed
- Address
- Riddy Lane, Luton, LU3 2AH
- Phone
- 01582576561
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward / constituency
- Bramingham · Luton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137679
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 40% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ICKNIELD HIGH SCHOOL
1,452 pupils · 1,445 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
14 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 21
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,509 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 281 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 280 | 30% | 65% | 78% | |
| English Language | 280 | 22% | 54% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 279 | 23% | 68% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 265 | 14% | 52% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 248 | 10% | 44% | 62% | |
| Geography | 150 | 20% | 52% | 60% | |
| History | 110 | 24% | 57% | 66% | |
| Business | 80 | 18% | 50% | 68% | |
| French | 61 | 23% | 74% | 84% | |
| Religious Studies | 55 | 24% | 69% | 73% | |
| Design & Technology | 44 | 32% | 77% | 82% | |
| Computer Science | 38 | 50% | 84% | 92% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Luton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.