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Icknield Infant and Nursery School

North Hertfordshire, SG6 4UNPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
No data
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
38 1st-choice / 51 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked

About Icknield Infant and Nursery School

Icknield Infant and Nursery School is a state-funded primary school in North Hertfordshire, East of England, for pupils aged 3 to 7 for boys and girls. DfE data records 206 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 342.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (3 Jun 2025). admissions data records 38 first-preference applications and 51 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
AddressArchers Way, Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, SG6 4UN
HeadteacherMrs Samantha Squires
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils206
Free School Meals (FSM)24.8%
School Capacity206 / 342 (60% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Jun 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 8 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:50

After-school care

15:20-18:00

Source: icknieldinfants.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Icknield Infant and Nursery School

Icknield Infant and Nursery School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.