Avanti Fields School, Leicester

From the headteacher's welcome: ""The provision for pupils spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is exceptional. School leaders and governors, through the Avanti Trust, are wholly committed to ambitious outcomes for all pupils" On behalf of the students, staff and School Stakeholder Committee, I warmly welcome you to Avanti Fields School."

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Avanti Fields School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Leicester and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Leicester and 47% in England.

That is up from 52.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.46: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.5, against 55.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Spanish and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 213 families put Avanti Fields School as their first choice and 420 named it as one of their preferences, for 185 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 46 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Avanti Fields School are Orchard Mead Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); Soar Valley College (1.4 miles, Attainment 8 49.6); St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); and Rushey Mead Academy (1.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.8).

Avanti Fields School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Avanti Fields School is one of 12 schools run by Avanti Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

11.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 55.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 92 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 18 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gateway College (adjacent), 340 metres away.

In 2024/25, Avanti Fields School issued 58 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Avanti Fields School are Falcons Primary School (0.4 miles), Humberstone Junior School (0.4 miles), Humberstone Infant Academy (0.4 miles) and Kestrel Mead Primary Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.