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The Icknield Primary School

Academy converter · Cambridge · CB22 3EA

Ages 2–11 · 222 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-20

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

20

Places offered

21

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
71
Preferred offers (top 3)
21
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill106%

222 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
222
Boys / girls
112 / 110
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
222 / 210 (106%)
Free school meals
26.4%
FSM pupils
55
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ANGLIAN LEARNING
Academy trust
ANGLIAN LEARNING
Sponsor
Anglian Learning
Headteacher
Mrs Diane Mitchell

Location

Address
Lynton Way
Postcode
CB22 3EA
Town
Cambridge
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 222 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 26.4%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB22
13
Primary in CB22
11
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Diane Mitchell
Telephone
01223508750
Website
https://icknieldprimary.org/

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