OFSTED
14 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
27 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Luton
Trust
ICKNIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,452
1,452 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
760
52.3% of pupils
Male pupils
692
47.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.1 pts
above England
School
27.9%
Luton
27.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.4 pts
above England
School
27.7%
Luton
49.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Luton
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
43.5%
632
Bangladeshi
17.4%
252
Any other Asian background
15.0%
218
White British
3.4%
49
Indian
3.2%
46
Any other ethnic group
3.1%
45
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.1%
204 of
1,452 pupils
6.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.4
10.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.54 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.36 pts
higher than
England
School
7.58%
Luton
6.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.39 pts
higher than
England
School
21.21%
Luton
16.56%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.72%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.08 pts
lower than
England
School
1.72%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.5%
8.2 pts
above England
Icknield High School
100.5%
Luton
97.3%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.