Icknield High School
Academy converter · Secondary
Luton · LU3 2AH · Luton
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 142310
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Academy converter · Luton · LU2 7AE
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,655
Local authority
Luton
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Luton, Luton, 1,655 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.8%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Northampton.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 142310
Location
- Address
- Warden Hill Road
- Postcode
- LU2 7AE
- Town
- Luton
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Luton
- District
- Luton
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,655
- Boys / girls
- 876 / 779
- School capacity
- 1,400
- Capacity fill
- 1,655 / 1,400 (118%)
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- FSM pupils
- 256
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
- Governance
- Academy trust: ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- VI - Visual Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 16 on roll / 18 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Helen Fay
- Telephone
- 01582597125
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- Unknown date — School remains Good (Report)