Icknield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Luton
Icknield Primary School is a primary school in Luton for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Birdsfoot Lane, Luton, LU3 2JB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 612 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils’ positive approach in school shows that they know that learning is important.”
- “They work hard to live up to the school aims: believe, achieve, succeed.”
- “Starting in the early years, pupils show curiosity and take pleasure in learning new things.”
To improve
- “This, however, is not the case on a consistent basis.”
- “This is because leaders have not clarified how staff should teach spoken language.”
- “As a result, many children continue to struggle to express themselves using coherent sentences.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 67 first-preference applications, 75 offers in total, 67 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Luton published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Luton.
- William Austin Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- William Austin Infant School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Warden Hill Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- The Meads Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warden Hill Infant Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Norton Road Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published