Icknield High School

State-Funded School

icknield-high-school-luton-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

LutonLocal Authority

Luton NorthConstituency

LU3 2AHPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Icknield High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Luton, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,452 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.41

Ethnicity

White

Asian

79%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,452

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,452
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Feb 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.