Krishna Avanti Primary School

Krishna Avanti Primary School was inspected in June 2025 and was judged outstanding in every key judgement: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school was previously judged good. It is a primary academy with a Hindu religious character and is part of the Avanti Schools Trust; under the current inspection framework, no overall effectiveness grade is given. Pupils flourish in a calm, inclusive and ambitious school community where the shared vision is understood by staff, pupils, parents and trustees. Pupils achieve exceptionally well, demonstrate exemplary attitudes, benefit from a broad and carefully sequenced curriculum, and are very well prepared for the next stage of their education. Reading and early years provision are particularly strong, and the school is highly effective in identifying and supporting pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils. Behaviour is excellent, attendance is very high, and personal development is exceptional. Pupils take on leadership roles, learn to resolve disagreements respectfully, and develop a strong understanding of safety, responsibility and life in modern Britain. Leaders are well supported by the trust and stakeholder committee, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. No notable weaknesses or areas for improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Pupils flourish in a strong, inclusive and caring school community.
• The school has high expectations and pupils achieve exceptionally well.
• Pupils demonstrate exemplary attitudes and take pride in their school.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and carefully sequenced across subjects.
• Early years provision gives children a strong grounding in mathematics, reading and writing.
• The reading curriculum is well established and pupils develop fluency quickly.
• Pupils who struggle with reading are identified early and supported effectively.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and use consistent teaching approaches.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and fully included in school life.
• Disadvantaged pupils are supported ambitiously and achieve well.
• Behaviour around the school is calm, polite and respectful.
• Attendance is very high because of strong partnership work with families.
• Personal development provision is exceptional and prepares pupils well for modern Britain.
• Leaders at all levels are committed and well supported by the trust.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Krishna Avanti Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Krishna Avanti Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Krishna Avanti Primary School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 4.4% of pupils at Krishna Avanti Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Krishna Avanti Primary School received £7,242 and spent £7,317 for each of its 448 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £636,000 (£1,422 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Avanti Schools Trust, income was £7,834 and spending £7,941 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Harrow · Harrow local authority: places and applications

Krishna Avanti Primary School is part of Avanti Schools Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Avanti House School Stanmore
• Avanti House Primary School Stanmore
• Avanti Court Primary School Barkingside
• Krishna Avanti Primary School Croydon
• Avanti Brook Primary School Bishops Stortford
• Avanti Grange Secondary School Bishops Stortford
• Avanti Meadows Primary School Bishop'S Stortford
• Krishna Avanti Primary School Leicester
• Avanti Fields School Leicester
• Avanti Park School Frome

What is Krishna Avanti Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Krishna Avanti Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Krishna Avanti Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Krishna Avanti Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Krishna Avanti Primary School have?

Krishna Avanti Primary School has 456 pupils on roll.

What age range does Krishna Avanti Primary School cover?

Krishna Avanti Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Krishna Avanti Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Krishna Avanti Primary School?

Krishna Avanti Primary School is at Camrose Avenue, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6ES.