# Icknield High School

Icknield High School is a secondary school in Luton, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,452 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137679. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,452
- Council: Luton
- URN: 137679

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 14 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Icknield High School was 48.3, against 45.6 in Luton and 46.2 in England.
56.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Luton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.3 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56.1% | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72.3% | 63.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 285 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Icknield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icknield-primary-school-e109579): 450 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [William Austin Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-austin-infant-school-e109584): 680 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024
- [Warden Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-hill-junior-school-e109562): 700 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [William Austin Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-austin-junior-school-e109560): 720 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Warden Hill Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-hill-infant-academy-e151840): 820 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed
- [Bushmead Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bushmead-primary-and-nursery-school-e132246): 880 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137679)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137679)

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