Krishna Avanti Primary School

About Krishna Avanti Primary School

Krishna Avanti Primary School is a state-funded Hindu primary school for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, located in the Leicester local authority area. Among the 68 primary schools in Leicester, it ranks 24th, placing it in the top half of the authority. Its closest high-performing peers include Whitehall Primary School, St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy, and Queensmead Primary Academy, which occupy the top three spots locally. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 91 applications for 53 places, with 41 first-preference offers made. This gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.72, indicating solid demand from local families. The school’s religious character as a Hindu school is a distinctive feature in Leicester’s primary landscape, and it is led by headteacher Vanessa Bardsley. With 420 pupils on roll against a capacity of 432, the school is operating very close to full capacity.

Academically, Krishna Avanti Primary performs above the Leicester local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 62%. In maths, 84% reached the expected standard and 48% achieved the higher standard, with an average score of 108. Reading saw 76% at expected and 32% at higher, with an average score of 106. Writing had 79% at expected. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in May 2023, confirmed that the school remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The previous graded inspection in 2013 also awarded Good overall. There are five outstanding primary schools in Leicester, the nearest being Humberstone Junior School, 2.1 km away, but Krishna Avanti’s consistent Good rating and above-average results make it a strong option within the authority.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, library, dining hall, playing fields, gymnasium, art studios, sensory room, and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, swimming, cross country, and athletics, while extracurricular clubs include book club, choir, chess, science club, and film club. The school has a low percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals at 4%, well below the national average, and provides SEND support for a range of needs including specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, visual impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of strong academic outcomes, a distinctive religious ethos, and a broad range of facilities and clubs makes Krishna Avanti Primary particularly well-suited to Hindu families in Leicester seeking a values-based education, as well as any local family looking for a well-regarded, oversubscribed primary with good SEND provision.

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