Avanti Fields School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Leicester
21 Bhaktivedanta Marg, Leicester, LE5 0BX
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/04/2023
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
13.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,236
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,372 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
170 of 212 families who put it first got an offer
187
Places offered
393
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 212 | 170 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 86 | 13 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 80 | 4 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 393 | 187 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 50 applications came from outside the council area (20 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Hindu
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Vanessa Bardsley
- Address
- 21 Bhaktivedanta Marg, Leicester, LE5 0BX
- Phone
- 01163266813
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Humberstone & Hamilton · Leicester East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143679
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 57% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
1,236 pupils · 1,372 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,079 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.67 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 88.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 184 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 184 | 33% | 67% | 82% | |
| English Language | 181 | 20% | 61% | 75% | |
| Religious Studies | 178 | 24% | 59% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 173 | 19% | 65% | 82% | |
| Spanish | 164 | 19% | 50% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 152 | 23% | 63% | 82% | |
| Business | 120 | 22% | 50% | 68% | |
| History | 98 | 18% | 55% | 62% | |
| Geography | 82 | 28% | 57% | 63% | |
| Computer Science | 53 | 42% | 74% | 83% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 33 | 3% | 42% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 31 | 13% | 42% | 48% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.