SCHOOL PROFILE

Icknield Primary School

Primary Community school URN 109579
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Luton
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 612 612 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 289 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 323 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.1%
3.7 pts below England
School 21.1%
Luton 27.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

52.8%
32.5 pts above England
School 52.8%
Luton 49.4%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.5%
0.5 pts above England
School 1.5%
Luton 0.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
47.2%
289
Bangladeshi
17.5%
107
Any other Asian background
6.9%
42
Any other White background
5.4%
33
Indian
3.9%
24
Unclassified
3.4%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.5% 95 of 612 pupils
5.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.5%
Luton 19.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.3% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 5.5 pts below
EHC plans 6.2% 38 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 40
Hearing impairment 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
No specialist assessment yet 9
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Luton 63.3%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Luton 75.2%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Luton 70.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
Luton 74.7%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.69 pts higher than England
School 6.91%
Luton 6.08%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.57 pts higher than England
School 21.39%
Luton 16.56%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.50%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts higher than England
School 2.50%
Luton 1.45%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.1% 9.0 pts above England
Icknield Primary School
97.1%
Luton
93.1%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information