SCHOOL PROFILE

Icknield Community College

Secondary Academy converter URN 143984
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 700 Published school capacity
Capacity used 114.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 December 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust ACER TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 804 804 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 387 48.1% of pupils
Male pupils 417 51.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.2%
8.6 pts below England
School 16.2%
South Oxfordshire 11.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.0%
17.3 pts below England
School 3.0%
South Oxfordshire 10.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.0%
4.0 pts above England
School 5.0%
South Oxfordshire 3.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.7%
681
Any other White background
4.6%
37
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
24
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
12
White and Asian
1.2%
10
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.2% 227 of 804 pupils
7.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.2%
South Oxfordshire 22.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.6% 198 pupils
England 14.8% 9.8 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 29 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 56
Autistic spectrum disorder 49
Other difficulty or disability 44
Specific learning difficulty 39
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Hearing impairment 5

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

51.2 12.0 pts above England
School 51.2
South Oxfordshire 38.8
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 51.5% England 36.0% 15.5 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 66.2% England 51.4% 14.8 pts above England
EBacc entry 66.9% England 30.6% 36.3 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.91 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.24 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.80 pts higher than England
School 8.02%
South Oxfordshire 5.40%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.19%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.38 pts higher than England
School 21.19%
South Oxfordshire 11.31%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.79%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.99 pts higher than England
School 2.79%
South Oxfordshire 1.39%
South East 1.93%
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

114.9% 22.5 pts above England
Icknield Community College
114.9%
South Oxfordshire
87.1%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information