OFSTED
25 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Hindu
Local authority
Leicester
Trust
AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,236
1,202 full-time ·
34 part-time
Female pupils
600
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
636
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.7 pts
below England
School
11.1%
Leicester
27.7%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
35.5 pts
above England
School
55.8%
Leicester
53.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Leicester
0.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
90.2%
1,115
Any other Asian background
2.8%
34
White and Asian
2.2%
27
White British
1.1%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
12
Any other White background
0.6%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.9%
110 of
1,236 pupils
11.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
52.6
13.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.46 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.28%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.94 pts
lower than
England
School
5.28%
Leicester
6.66%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.91 pts
lower than
England
School
13.90%
Leicester
18.63%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.48%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.32 pts
lower than
England
School
1.48%
Leicester
2.18%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.1%
1.0 pts
below England
Avanti Fields School
90.1%
Leicester
91.8%
East Midlands
96.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.