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Icknield High School

Coordinates: 51°54′28″N 0°25′40″W / 51.90785°N 0.42791°W / 51.90785; -0.42791
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Icknield High School
Address
Map
Riddy Lane

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LU3 2AH

Coordinates51°54′28″N 0°25′40″W / 51.90785°N 0.42791°W / 51.90785; -0.42791
Information
TypeAcademy
Department for Education URN137679 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherJohn Noble
Staff125
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1458
Websitehttp://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]

Courses

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The school has a specialism in Art . There are 19 courses on offer at GCSE level with four different art qualifications. These are:

  • Art & Design
  • Graphics and Digital Media
  • Textiles
  • Film

School days

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Find and compare schools in England". Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Icknield High School - GOV.UK".
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