Avanti Court Primary School

Avanti Court Primary School is performing well overall, with a judgement of good in most areas. The quality of education is strong, with a well-designed and ambitious curriculum that enables pupils to make good progress. Behaviour and attitudes at the school are exceptional, with pupils demonstrating respect and kindness, fostering a very positive learning environment. Personal development and early years provision are outstanding, reflecting the school's focus on nurturing a holistic educational experience. This was the first routine inspection for the school since the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the inspectors noted the positive response of staff and pupils alike to the challenges faced.

Strengths

• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes of pupils.
• Strong curriculum design in most subjects.
• Outstanding personal development and early years provision.
• Effective engagement with parents and outside agencies for SEND support.
• Pupils' strong understanding of safety and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning and sequencing are not yet fully embedded in all subjects.
• Insufficient focus on phonics skills for lower-performing readers.

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 Avanti Court Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Avanti Court 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 Avanti Court Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.4% 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, 8.4% of pupils at Avanti Court Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Avanti Court Primary School received £6,458 and spent £6,553 for each of its 604 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £859,000 (£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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Avanti Court Primary School is part of Avanti Schools Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Krishna Avanti Primary School Edgware
• Avanti House School Stanmore
• Krishna Avanti Primary School Croydon
• Avanti House Primary School Stanmore
• 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 Avanti Court Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Avanti Court Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Avanti Court Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Avanti Court Primary School was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Avanti Court Primary School have?

Avanti Court Primary School has 598 pupils on roll.

What age range does Avanti Court Primary School cover?

Avanti Court Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Avanti Court Primary School?

Avanti Court Primary School is at Carlton Drive, Barkingside, Essex, IG6 1LZ.