Icknield High School Explained

Icknield High School
Coordinates:	51.9079°N -0.4279°W
Type:	Academy
Head Label:	Headteacher
Head:	John Noble
Address:	Riddy Lane
City:	Luton
County:	Bedfordshire
Country:	England
Postcode:	LU3 2AH
Ofsted:	yes
Dfeno:	821/5407
Urn:	137679
Staff:	125
Enrolment:	1458
Gender:	Coeducational
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	16
Website:	http://www.icknield.beds.sch.uk/

Icknield High School is a state funded, non-denominational secondary academy school catering for pupils aged between 11 and 16 in Luton, Bedfordshire.

The school ranks 2nd of 21 secondary schools for Progress 8 in the Luton Local Authority.^[1] The headteacher is John Noble. Ofsted found the school 'good'^[2]

School days

During 1998, Icknield High School was the subject of an ITV documentary titled School Days. The six-part series took in day-to-day activities around the school, in addition to focusing on a handful of pupils threatened with expulsion from the school.

Academy status

It was announced in late March 2011 that the governing body at the school have taken the contentious decision to fully investigate and explore the possibility of Icknield High School converting to an academy, after much objection from parents and external bodies who felt that the school would operate better under its then current structure. The school formally gained academy status on 1 December 2011.

Notable former pupils

• Leon Barnett - a footballer who attended the school from 1997 to 2002, and was a prefect
• Steve Dillon - comic book artist
• Gavin Shuker - Member of Parliament for Luton South, elected in May 2010.
• Jason Wood - comedian
• Jamal Lewis - a footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United.
• Simon Langley-Evans - a notable academic.

References

• Space for Art Case Study: Icknield High School . Microsoft Word . Artworks Creative Spaces . 16 May 2000 . The Clore Duffield Foundation. — An account of the £240,000 project in 1999 to build a new art block at the school.
• Icknield High School . Sustainable Food Procurement Initiative: Case Studies . 21 May 2004 . . 29 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061209171829/http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/policy/sustain/procurement/casestudies/icknield.htm . 9 December 2006 . dead . — A case study of the changes to the school's lunch menu instituted by David Lucas, the school's chef, who was previously a chef at the Savoy Hotel, London. It is not unusual to see chips, mussels, or pheasant on the menu.
• Broadband enabled video conferencing . ICT in Schools . 16 May 2000 . . 29 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070110203106/http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/casestudies/casestudy.cfm?id=358 . 10 January 2007 . dead . — A case study of the introduction of broadband technology to the school.
• Web site: Icknield High School. 7 November 2003. Richard Hancock. Ofsted. 29 September 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061208194648/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/109/109711.pdf. 8 December 2006. dead. OFSTED Report.

External links

• Official school web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Find and compare schools in England. 17 April 2018.
2. Web site: Icknield High School - GOV.UK .