Avanti Fields School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 25 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Hindu
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Leicester
Unique reference
143679
Address
21 Bhaktivedanta Marg, LE5 0BX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1178 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
51.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.8%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 91.6%
Mixed 2.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
White British 1%
Other White 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
African 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 89%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 58%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.5
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.1
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)15
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE31
BiologyGCSE27
Business Studies:SingleGCSE120
ChemistryGCSE27
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE53
Design & TechnologyGCSE22
English LanguageGCSE181
English LiteratureGCSE173
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE33
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Avanti Fields School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
90
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
31
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
2
4
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
23
14
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
36
12
24
Reception, Full-time
59
33
26
Year 1
60
33
27
Year 2
59
31
28
Year 7
189
83
106
Year 8
186
97
89
Year 9
188
110
78
Year 10
184
92
92
Year 11
186
93
93
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
87.1%
85.5%
Further education
38.0%
29.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
32.0%
18.9%
35.2%
Sixth form college
23.0%
38.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
1.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
6.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
4.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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