Krishna Avanti Primary School

Krishna Avanti Primary School is performing well, having taken effective measures to uphold the high standards set during its previous inspection. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community and shared values that foster self-discipline and empathy among students. Pupils exhibit high-quality work and demonstrate a solid understanding of the curriculum, which is both broad and ambitious. The school is also recognized for its strong leadership, which facilitates effective training and support for staff, leading to positive educational outcomes for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Strong leadership and effective staff training
• High ambition for pupils' achievement
• Pupils develop detailed knowledge of the curriculum
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• A calm and respectful school environment
• Effective identification and support for SEND pupils
• Reading is prioritized with systematic phonics instruction
• Pupils engage in enriching experiences through educational visits

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack timely checks on pupils' understanding
• Work for SEND pupils does not always align with curriculum aims

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 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% 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, 0.5% 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 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.5% 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, 12.7% of pupils at Krishna Avanti Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 £7,658 and spent £8,271 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £287,000 (£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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Krishna Avanti Primary School is part of Avanti Schools Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Krishna Avanti Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Krishna Avanti Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Krishna Avanti Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Krishna Avanti Primary School have?

Krishna Avanti Primary School has 212 pupils on roll.

What age range does Krishna Avanti Primary School cover?

Krishna Avanti Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 84% 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 Southbridge Place, Croydon, CR0 4HA.