The Icknield Primary School
Lynton Way, Cambridge, CB22 3EAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Icknield Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 40th of 76 primary schools in Cambridge. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 May 2025, report published 8 July 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 20 May 2025
Pupils here experience a safe and inclusive environment. They can name a variety of trusted adults who help them when needed. Pupils speak proudly of their school values. They are caring, honest, resilient and certainly ambitious to learn. The foundations for this are built in the engaging and stimulating early years environment. Pupils behave well. They show respect for one another and benefit from proactive support. When pupils do experience an issue, staff empathetically support them. These caring relationships help ensure that pupils remain calm and happy. The school has high expectations for everyone. These are realised through a well- structured, broad and ambitious curriculum. Pupils achieve well in national tests and assessments. They also recall and retain knowledge securely across the wider curriculum. Pupils receive precisely targeted support from highly trained staff to become confident, fluent readers. Pupils benefit from a rich programme of clubs, trips and leadership opportunities. These go beyond the expected. For example, they participate in a careers week. This gives pupils a rich, early understanding of different career pathways and helps raise their aspirations ahead of entering secondary education.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, the school does not fully include parents in reviewing the support for pupils with SEND. This means that some parents' views are not used to shape the support their child receives. Consequently, the support provided for some pupils with SEND does not take account of both school and home perspectives. The school needs to ensure that parents are fully involved in reviewing the provision that is in place for pupils with SEND, so that their views are considered and captured fully in the support that their child receives.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
222 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near The Icknield Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bellbird Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 81% met the expected standard |
| William Westley Church of England VC Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 71% met the expected standard |
| Stapleford Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Duxford Church of England Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Diane Mitchell
- Phone
- 01223508750
- Address
- Lynton Way, Cambridge, CB22 3EA
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- URN
- 148454
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.