Krishna Avanti Primary School, Edgware

From the headteacher's welcome: ""Pupils flourish at Krishna Avanti Primary School. There is an impressive understanding of the school's vision of 'to inspire spiritually compassionate changemakers' among pupils, staff, parents, carers, and trustees alike. This shared understanding leads to a strong sense of community, belonging and inclusion. The school is ambitious for all pupils, regardless of their background or starting point."

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Krishna Avanti Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 85% in Harrow and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 97% in reading and 98% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 118 families put Krishna Avanti Primary School as their first choice and 262 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 2 first choices for every place. 61 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Krishna Avanti Primary School are Stag Lane Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 83% maths); Camrose Primary With Nursery (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 82% maths); Edgware Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); and Watling Park School (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 64% maths).

Krishna Avanti Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

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

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

72 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Krishna Avanti Primary School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (71%).

3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 98.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (93%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 20 pupils (4.4%) received SEN support and 18 (3.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Canons Park, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bacon Lane (->w), 30 metres away.

In 2024/25, Krishna Avanti Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Krishna Avanti Primary School are Canons High School (0.4 miles), Park High School (1 mile), Avanti House School (1 mile) and London Academy (1.4 miles).