Primary school

Krishna Avanti Primary School

  • Free School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Hindu
  • Croydon
  • CR0 4HA

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,045 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 7%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 8%8%2023/24: top 22%2024/25: top 7%

Against London

Expected standard, RWM84% · London 72%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM16% · London 12%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · London 107Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score111 · London 107Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Show KS2 results by year
Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 82% · 28 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 74% · 27 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 84% · 25 pupils · London 72%84%74%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 11% · 28 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 4% · 27 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 16% · 25 pupils · London 12%16%4%
Reading score
2022/23: 110 · 28 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 27 pupils · London 1072024/25: 109 · 25 pupils · London 107110109
Maths score
2022/23: 110 · 28 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 27 pupils · London 1062024/25: 111 · 25 pupils · London 107111109

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.3%
29 of 34 who put it first2017 · 100.0%2026 · 85.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3429
2nd170
3rd221
Last distance offered
  • 2025/264.5 km
  • 2024/254.9 km
  • 2022/232.3 km
  • 2021/223.4 km
  • 2020/212.1 km
  • 2019/204.9 km

Inspections · 2019–2025

  1. 2019Good
  2. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Apr 2025

Strengths

  • “This is a welcoming school.”
  • “Shared values are at the centre of its life.”
  • “Pupils reflect often on how they behave and how they can demonstrate virtues such as self-discipline, humility and empathy.”

To improve

  • “In some areas of the curriculum, the school does not check learning systematically to identify pupils’ prior knowledge.”
  • “On occasion, teaching does not build well on what pupils know and remember.”
  • “The school should identify how well pupils know the curriculum and ensure that teaching builds precisely on their knowledge.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026212
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.4%
First language not English92.6%
SEN support12.9%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils12.0%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

101% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 39 responses (19.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved89.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.1% not applicable71.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 15.4% not applicable72.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child66.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school92.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing87.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school87.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development76.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7
  • Other support 1.8

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 17.8 · 22 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,064
Spend per pupil£6,530
Staff spend per pupil£4,678
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£108,000in-year balance

Grants £7,361 · self-generated −£297 · premises £604 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £8,594,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it