Icknield Community College
Academy converter secondary school in Watlington (Oxfordshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Whether you are an existing or prospective student, parent, carer or member of staff, we hope you find our website useful and informative. We hope, too, that it gives you a sense of our school's ethos and values. We are incredibly proud of the school in which we work and the community we serve.
Our Ofsted inspection in December 2024 recognised so much of the fantastic work we do. Icknield Community College Love Lane Watlington OX49 5RB " rel="external" title="Get Directions"> Get Directions Follow Us Contact Headteacher Mr Mat Hunter BA (Hons), MSc, Npqh
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 143984
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Marcou Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris McGinnity | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kate Bodle | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr James Dickens | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sean McCarthy | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Hannah Murray | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alison Wagland | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Smale | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Victoria Harjette | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mat Hunter | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2011 |
| Mrs Liza Canneford Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rhian Woods Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Winton Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Samuel Dawson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record