My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
31%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
1%Icknield High School
Academy converter — Secondary
LU3 2AH / 11–16 / None
Good
Ofsted
49.4
Attainment 8
71%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 49.4
- Progress 8
- 0.54
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 57.7%
71% of parents would recommend this school
93 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
35%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
35%Agree
39%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
6%Agree
14%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
12%Not applicable
45%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
46%Agree
33%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
26%Agree
17%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
14%Don't know
0%Not applicable
29%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
30%No
70%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 28 parents
Strongly agree
61%Agree
14%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
14%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
47%Agree
24%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
38%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
47%Agree
29%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
3%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
44%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
4%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
49%Agree
37%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
36%Agree
30%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
71%No
29%13.3% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
13.3%
SEN support
2.2%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.6%
80% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 80%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1
- Free school meals
- 25.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.4:1
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 19.59%
- English as additional language
- 32%
- Teachers with QTS
- 93.6%
- White
- 6.1%
- Mixed
- 7.6%
- Asian
- 78.8%
- Black
- 1.5%
- Other
- 2.4%
White British3.4%
Other White2.6%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed3.6%
White & Asian2.6%
White & Black Caribbean0.8%
White & Black African0.6%
Pakistani45.6%
Bangladeshi18.5%
Other Asian11.1%
Indian3.5%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean0.8%
African0.6%
Other Black0.1%