The Icknield Primary School
Lynton Way, Cambridge, CB22 3EA
222 pupils · 106% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 May 2025, published 8 July 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 18 | 54 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 26 | 59 | 26 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 20 | 71 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 21 | 57 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 18 | 76 | 28 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Bellbird Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- William Westley Church of England VC Primary School 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Stapleford Community Primary School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Duxford Church of England Community Primary School 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Great Abington Primary School 4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.