The Icknield Primary School
Address
Lynton Way
Sawston
Cambridge
CB22 3EA
At The Icknield Primary School, we put our pupils at the heart of everything we do. We value each child’s unique contribution to our school community; every child is special and brings their own personality, skills and talents which we celebrate and build upon. We look to develop all aspects of our pupils’ achievement through our focus on academic, creative, sporting and social goals within lessons. We utilise the school and local environment as much as possible.
All our staff play a key part in making learning come to life. Colleagues care about the children and strive to make us the best school we can be.
Our vision is to build a community of collaboration where diversity is valued and everyone is encouraged to speak in the knowledge that they are listened to. We are a caring and inclusive community and we live and work by the Icknield value of togetherness, we are:
Ambitious, Caring, Creative, Inclusive, Honest, Resilient, Unique.
These values allow us to help develop pupils’ understanding of their responsibilities as members of a community, encouraging a positive, respectful and caring attitude towards others and the environment. They help us enable all our children to become responsible, resourceful, resilient and reflective young people, ready to face life’s challenges with confidence.
Our Governing Body is a strong team of passionate volunteers who challenge the school in our constant drive for improvement. We are well supported by our Friends of Icknield Primary School who raise money so we can give children as many enrichment experiences in their primary years as possible.
Our children leave school happy and ready to take the next step on their lifelong educational journey. Our outcomes are strong and above national average (Ofsted came in 2018 and judged us as to be a ‘Good’ school in every area, which remained unchanged in the 2023 inspection). Our progress for reading and maths is well above average. This matters because it means we take our children further along from their starting points than most other schools do. We are particularly proud of this and know that it is down to the huge commitment and energy shown by every member of staff, the support we receive from our families, the local community and our strong values which underpin everything we do.
Most importantly, at Icknield, we create a nurturing environment which supports the well-being of every pupil and which enables children to learn how to manage their emotions and develop positive and fulfilling relationships. Through education we aim to unlock a brighter future, broaden horizons and show our children that the world is theirs to explore. In doing so, we enable everyone to be ambitious for a lifetime of learning. We expect our children to be ready; to be respectful and to be safe. Everyone is valued here and there is opportunity for all. We recognise that all parents are ambitious for their children, and we help them realise that ambition as we thrive and achieve together.
