The Icknield Primary School
Lynton Way, Cambridge, CB22 3EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Diane Mitchell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Anglian Learning
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 148454
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223508750
About this school
The Icknield Primary School is a primary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 71% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 79% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Icknield Primary 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Icknield Primary School compares
The Icknield Primary School ranked 113th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.8% | 31.6% | 222 | — |
| The Bellbird Primary School | 70% | 3.5% | 16.1% | 426 | 0.4 miles |
| Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School | 81% | 2.8% | 6.1% | 92 | 1.2 miles |
| William Westley Church of England VC Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 15.7% | 185 | 1.4 miles |
| Stapleford Community Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 14.9% | 210 | 1.8 miles |
| Duxford Church of England Community Primary School | 58% | 4.5% | 14.6% | 143 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.63%
- English as an additional language
- 26%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Bellbird Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
William Westley Church of England VC Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Stapleford Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Duxford Church of England Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
The Icknield Primary School ranks 53rd of the 76 ranked primary schools in Cambridge.
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Caldecote Primary School Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Icknield Primary School teach?
- The Icknield Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of The Icknield Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Icknield Primary School is Mrs Diane Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Icknield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Icknield Primary 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 big is The Icknield Primary School?
- The Icknield Primary School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Icknield Primary School full?
- The Icknield Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 222 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 The Icknield Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Icknield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Icknield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Icknield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Icknield Primary School?
- The Icknield Primary School is part of ANGLIAN LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Icknield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Icknield Primary School rank locally?
- The Icknield Primary School ranked 113th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Icknield Primary School's absence rate?
- The Icknield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Icknield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Icknield Primary 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 10 July 2026.