Icknield Community College

Icknield Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Watlington, Oxfordshire, England. It offers tuition for years 7-11 (ages 11–16), culminating in the GCSE exams, and has humanities specialist status. The school is situated next to Watlington Primary School.

Icknield Community College
Address
Love Lane

Watlington
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX49 5RB

England
Coordinates51.64839°N 1.00706°W / 51.64839; -1.00706
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto"Excellence for all"
Religious affiliation(s)N/A
Local authorityOxfordshire
TrustAcer Trust
Department for Education URN143984 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMat Hunter
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolmentc. 700[1]
Websitehttp://www.icknield.oxon.sch.uk

Icknield admits students from its catchment area covering, in addition to Watlington itself, the nearby Oxfordshire villages of Chinnor, Chalgrove, Benson and others, as well from Stokenchurch across the county border in Buckinghamshire.[2][3]

In its March 2015 Ofsted inspection, the school was rated "Good".[4]

In 2017, Icknield converted to academy status,[1] and joined the Acer Trust, a multi-academy trust of Oxfordshire schools.[5]

Subjects

English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, ICT, Applied ICT, Religious Education, Physical Education, Food Technology, Geography, French, Spanish, Drama, Music, Art, Textiles, History, Media Studies.

Note that English, Science and Maths have classes of students who have a similar understanding of the subject.

Day timings

The timing of the school day is shown below.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Mentoring: 8.30 - 8.45

Period 1: 8.50 - 9.50

Period 2: 9.50 - 10.50

Break: 10.50 - 11.10

Period 3: 11.10 - 12.10

Period 4: 12.10 - 1.20 *

Lunch: 1.00 - 2.00 *

Lesson 5: 2.00 - 3.00

Buses: 3.00

* Year 7 P4 ends at 1.00

Year 8 P4 ends at 1.05

Year 9 P4 ends at 1.15

Year 10 and 11 P4 ends at 1.20

I.L. denotes Independent Learning and consists of tasks set for pupils to complete on their own by subject teachers.

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "Icknield Community College". Get Information About Schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. "Admissions Information". Icknield Community College. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. "Catchment Area Map" (PDF). Icknield Community College. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. "School day and term dates - Icknield Community College". Ofsted. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "About the Trust". AcerTrust.org. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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