School Chooser

Icknield Infant and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3-7MixedCouncil206 pupilsNurseryLetchworth Garden CityHertfordshire
School Chooser Score
0
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 0 to 1
Out of 100. Better than 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#15,957 of 16,041 in England#387 in HertfordshireHow it is worked out
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, June 2025
Attendance91.7%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families27%About the same as most schools in England
Places136 spare206 pupils, 342 places
Pupils per teacher20.7School workforce census
Pupils on roll206Census January 2026

Icknield Infant and Nursery School is a council school in Letchworth Garden City for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 206 pupils and room for 342. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 1 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Archers Way, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UN01462 620406icknieldinfants.herts.sch.ukMrs Samantha Squires headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 June 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Requires improvement
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places186 pupils for 270 places, 2024/25
69% full

84 places were empty (31% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 5% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (54 offers for 60 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary608654– all offeredLA
2025 Primary6010359– all offeredLA
2024 Primary6010259– all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll206Census January 2026
Places34260% full
Pupils from low-income families25%27% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English10%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support8%17 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan8%17 pupils with a plan
Average class size25.88 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)26%£72,850 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls102 / 104
White British pupils62%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (8), language and communications needs (4), Severe learning difficulty (2), Specific learning difficulty (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll206215213256234251
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals25%24%27%27%28%30%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language10%13%12%12%14%13%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–27%24%16%13%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–1%2%1%1%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance91.7%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school20.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils19.52024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.2%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence8.3%9.3%7.9%6.1%4.3%3.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence7.1%7.4%6.2%4.7%3.6%2.3%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.2%1.9%1.7%1.4%0.7%1.0%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence20.2%29.9%23.7%17.5%11.5%5.7%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate19.518.813.31.31.2––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00100––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers9.6full-time equivalent, 10 people
Pupils per teacher20.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants10.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,912
Teachers who left in the year46%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher7.82024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,917England £7,738. Total £1.4m
Income per pupil£7,316England £7,697. Total £1.5m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,958England £3,480
Money in reserve31%A lot put by: £467k, £2,257 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£82kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,917spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m27312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate70 per 1,000 people24% lower than the England average
Typical house price£422,050North Hertfordshire
Nearest bus stop150 mAbbotts Road, 15 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Wilbury Junior SchoolAcademy270 m228Good 202435Compare
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles221Good 202362Compare
Pixmore Junior SchoolCouncil1.0 miles231No overall grade 202511Compare
Hillshott Infant School and NurseryCouncil1.0 miles202No overall grade 202542Compare
Stonehill SchoolCouncil1.1 miles220Good 202331Compare
Northfields Infants and Nursery SchoolCouncil1.2 miles138Requires improvement 20240Compare
Fairfield Park Lower SchoolCouncil1.3 miles479Good 202451Compare
The Grange AcademyAcademy1.3 miles165Good 202243Compare
Primary schools in HertfordshirePrimary schools in Letchworth Garden CityBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Icknield Infant and Nursery School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats0%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 1 is 33 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 7 · middle 33 · highest 96100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Icknield Infant and Nursery School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Shephalbury Park Primary SchoolCouncil7.3 miles228Good 202221Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 1 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 1% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 0 to 1. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%well below
-0.98
Ofsted grade, 1.3 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.61
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.32
2024/25; 134 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
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Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Icknield Infant and Nursery School a good school?

The figures are weak. Icknield Infant and Nursery School scores 1 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 0 to 1, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Icknield Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Icknield Infant and Nursery School not judged at its last full inspection on 3 June 2025.

How many pupils does Icknield Infant and Nursery School have?

206 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 342 places, so it is 60% full.

Is Icknield Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 84 places were empty in 2024/25 (31% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Icknield Infant and Nursery School?

Pupils were in school 91.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Icknield Infant and Nursery School?

The average class had 25.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Archers Way, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UN
Telephone
01462 620406
Website
www.icknieldinfants.herts.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Samantha Squires
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward
Letchworth Wilbury
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117186 · LAESTAB 9192165 · UKPRN 10074099
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from