Icknield School
River Way, Andover, SP11 6LT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Sean Cannon
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 88
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 116609
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01264365297
About this school
Icknield School is a community special school in Andover. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Icknield School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Icknield School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 35.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Norman Gate School0.4 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
The Mark Way School0.6 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
Smannell Field School0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Andover
-
Wolverdene Special School1.1 miles
Special schools · Andover
-
Rookwood School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Andover
Other schools in Andover
- Grateley House School Special schools
- Lyttelton House School Special schools
- Norman Gate School Special schools
- Smannell Field School Local authority maintained schools
- The Mark Way School Special schools
- Wolverdene Special School Special schools
- Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amport Church of England Primary School Primary
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primary
- Anton Infant School Primary
- Anton Junior School Primary
- Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Icknield School teach?
- Icknield School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Andover.
- Who is the headteacher of Icknield School?
- The headteacher of Icknield School is Mr Sean Cannon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Icknield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Icknield School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Icknield School?
- Icknield School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Icknield School full?
- Icknield School has capacity for 88 pupils and 93 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Icknield School a faith school?
- No. Icknield School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Icknield School have?
- The schools register lists Icknield School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Icknield School's absence rate?
- Icknield School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Icknield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Icknield School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.