Icknield Community College
Icknield Community College is an academy converter in South Oxfordshire for pupils aged 11 to 16. It has 804 pupils on roll. In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.3, and 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
GCSE results: 2026.
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 11-16 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Love Lane Watlington Oxfordshire OX49 5RB |
| Phone | 01491612691 |
| Reference Number | 143984 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 804 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.87%
Girls: 48.13% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 16.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 85 | 76 | 161 |
| 8 | 89 | 90 | 179 |
| 9 | 74 | 66 | 140 |
| 10 | 81 | 85 | 166 |
| 11 | 88 | 70 | 158 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 84.7% |
| White, Other | 4.6% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.5% |
| White & Asian | 1.2% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.7% |
| Unclassified | 0.6% |
| Caribbean | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.4% |
| Indian | 0.2% |
| African | 0.2% |
| Pakistani | 0.1% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 03 Dec 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 03 Dec 2024 | School inspection |
| 12 Mar 2019 | Short inspection |
| 04 Feb 2017 | Academy conversion letter |
| 19 Mar 2015 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Icknield Community College | |
| 10 Jan 2014 | Monitoring visit |
| 07 Nov 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 29 Jun 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 02 Jun 2009 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 04 Jun 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 25 Apr 2005 | Full inspection |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 44.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
GCSE Results
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.2% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) | 62% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
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| Second Preference | 109 | 19 |
| Third Preference | 36 | 2 |
| From another Local Authority | 63 | 39 |
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In 2024–25 Icknield Community College had 766 pupils for 850 places. 84 places (9.9%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Year 7 intake in the “Watlington Secondary” planning area
Oxfordshire counted 180 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 158 in 2031–32, down 12%.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 |
| Pupils | 0 | 661 | 693 | 731 | 746 | 750 | 728 | 766 |
| Unfilled | 100.0% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 14.4% | 9.9% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
Destinations after GCSE's
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In 2024–25 pupils at Icknield Community College attended 92.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.6% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2.8% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 2.7% of pupils at Icknield Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 5.6 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 15.7 | 4.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Icknield Community College had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.6 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 12.3% | 1.3% | 4.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 57.8% | 49.0% | – | 42.9% | 85.1% | 70.8% | 74.5% | 68.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.5 | 1.5 | – | 1.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 24.6% of pupils at Icknield Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate learning difficulty | 53 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 38 | 11 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 38 | 6 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 36 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 23 | 3 |
| Hearing impairment | 5 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 1 | 3 |
| Physical disability | 3 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Icknield Community College received £7,213 and spent £7,785 for each of its 766 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £219,000 (£285 per pupil).
Across all 9 schools of Acer Trust, income was £7,421 and spending £7,382 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £13,000 | £129,000 | £387,000 | £423,000 | £546,000 | £471,000 | £219,000 |
| per pupil | £19 | £181 | £533 | £563 | £735 | £643 | £285 |
| In-year balance | £100,000 | £147,000 | £276,000 | £260,000 | -£20,000 | -£97,000 | -£438,000 |
| per pupil | £145 | £206 | £380 | £346 | -£27 | -£132 | -£572 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
|
Watlington Primary School
Love Lane, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RB |
0 miles |
|
Lewknor Church of England Primary School
High Street, Lewknor, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5TH |
2.45 miles |
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Chalgrove Community Primary School
High Street, Chalgrove, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX44 7ST |
3.36 miles |
|
Ewelme CofE Primary School
Burrows Hill, Ewelme, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6HU |
3.41 miles |
|
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Aston Rowant, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5SU |
3.81 miles |
|
RAF Benson Community Primary School
RAF Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6EP |
3.98 miles |
|
Tetsworth Primary School
15 High Street, Tetsworth, Tetsworth Primary School, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 7AB |
4.26 miles |
|
Ibstone CofE Primary School
Ibstone, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3XZ |
4.52 miles |
|
Stokenchurch Primary School
George Road, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3RN |
4.83 miles |
|
Benson Church of England Primary School
Oxford Road, Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6LX |
4.88 miles |
| Name | Distance |
All schools in South Oxfordshire · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications
Icknield Community College is part of Acer Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:
- Watlington Primary School Watlington
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Oxford
- Stadhampton Primary School Oxford
- Matthew Arnold School Oxford
- Botley School Oxford
- The Cooper School Bicester
- Glory Farm Primary School Bicester
- Wood Green School Witney
How many pupils does Icknield Community College have?
Icknield Community College has 804 pupils on roll.
What age range does Icknield Community College cover?
Icknield Community College for pupils aged 11 to 16.
What are Icknield Community College's GCSE results?
In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.3, and 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Where is Icknield Community College?
Icknield Community College is at Love Lane, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RB.