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Avanti Fields School

Free schools · Leicester · LE5 0BX

Ages 3–16 · 1,236 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

48.2

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

1.26 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-25

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.46
−20+2
Attainment 848.2
English & maths grade 5+51%
English & maths grade 4+71%
EBacc entry80%

EBacc APS: 4.7

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.6%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
1,008

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.26 · Competitive

1st preferences

241

Places offered

193

1st-preference offers

177

Total preferences (any rank)
421
Preferred offers (top 3)
193
Applications from outside LA
52
Offers to outside-LA applicants
24
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

1,236 pupils · 1,372 places

Pupils on roll
1,236
Boys / girls
636 / 600
School capacity
1,372
Capacity fill
1,236 / 1,372 (90%)
Free school meals
11.4%
FSM pupils
137
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 3–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Hindu
Religious ethos
Hindu
Governance
Academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Headteacher
Miss Vanessa Bardsley

Location

Address
21 Bhaktivedanta Marg
Postcode
LE5 0BX
Town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (all-through), Ages 3–16, in Leicester, Leicester, 1,236 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 11.4%. Religious character: Hindu.

Open schools in Leicester
229
All-through schools in Leicester
2
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
All-through in LE5
1
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
All-through in Leicester LA
2

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Vanessa Bardsley
Telephone
01163266813
Website
https://avanti.org.uk/avantifields/

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