Icknield Infant and Nursery School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 3 to 7
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Archers Way, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Icknield Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Letchworth Garden City for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 3 June 2025, report published 8 July 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

206 pupils on roll, with places for 342

Eligible for free school meals24.8%

24.8%, 1.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language9.7%

9.7%, 11.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support8.3%

8.3%, 6.5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan8.3%

8.3%, 2.3 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Icknield Infant and Nursery School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Wilbury Junior School0.2 milesOfsted: Good63% met the expected standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good62% met the expected standard
Pixmore Junior School1 mileOfsted judgements: Good30% met the expected standard
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery1 mileOfsted judgements: Good to outstandingNot published
Stonehill School1 mileOfsted: Good68% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Community school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
3 to 7
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mrs Samantha Squires
Address
Archers Way, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UN
Local authority
Hertfordshire
URN
117186

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.