Icknield Community College
Love Lane, Watlington, OX49 5RB
804 pupils · 115% of 700 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ACER TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 4 December 2024, published 21 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 66.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 180 | 158 | 321 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 161 | 148 | 309 | 157 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 189 | 162 | 315 | 189 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 142 | 121 | 279 | 134 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 166 | 162 | 287 | 166 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 167 | 137 | 284 | 167 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 138 | 140 | 254 | 138 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 137 | 135 | 250 | 137 |
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
- Wallingford School 9.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Lord Williams's School 11 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Langtree School 13.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Princes Risborough School 14.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wheatley Park School 14.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Gillotts School 15 km · Outstanding (2023) · 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.