Free school · Leicester
Avanti Fields School
- All-through
- Ages 3–16
- Hindu
Term dates
Free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Leicester council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Hindu school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 213 families put this school as their first choice, and 185 places were offered. 167 of the families who put it first got a place (78%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 185 | 213 | 78% |
| September 2025 | 187 | 212 | 80% |
| September 2024 | 193 | 241 | 73% |
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 99 families put this school as their first choice, and 60 places were offered. 60 of the families who put it first got a place (61%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 60 | 99 | 61% |
| September 2025 | 60 | 90 | 67% |
| September 2024 | 57 | 61 | 93% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 25 April 2023. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Free school
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–16
- Pupils
- 1236 (capacity 1372)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Hindu
- Academy trust
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
- Phone
- 01163266813
- Address
- 21 Bhaktivedanta Marg, Leicester, LE5 0BX
- Website
- avanti.org.uk/avantifields
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.