Krishna Avanti Primary School, Edgware

Good
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Hindu
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~400m)Possible (~571m)Unlikely (~742m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Shriti Gadhia
Pupils:456 / 420 capacity
LA:Harrow
Phone:02083813344
Address:Camrose Avenue, Edgware, HA8 6ES
Trust:AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 24 June 2025View full report
URN:138688
UKPRN:10038663
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Harrow East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Krishna Avanti Primary School creates a happy, inclusive community where all children thrive academically and personally. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and use consistent teaching methods that help pupils retain important learning. The school builds excellent relationships with families and works hard to ensure high attendance, because leaders believe every day at school matters for your child's success.

Key Strengths

  • Broad and ambitious curriculum carefully designed so each subject builds over time, helping pupils gain deep understanding
  • Well-established reading programme with strong phonics teaching - struggling readers are quickly identified and given targeted support
  • Exceptional provision for personal development, teaching pupils to recognise emotions, develop self-control, and understand their responsibilities to others and the wider world
  • Relentless ambition for all pupils, especially disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, ensuring they are fully included and achieve well
  • Exemplary behaviour and conduct - pupils are courteous, respectful, and know how to resolve disagreements productively

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Extracurricular Activities

Author and poet workshops, school council, arts council, eco warriors environmental group, interfaith choir, after-school club

Krishna Avanti Primary School is an outstanding academy with a Hindu religious character where pupils flourish and achieve exceptionally well. The school has a clear vision of inspiring spiritually compassionate changemakers, which is understood and shared by pupils, staff, parents, and trustees.

At a Glance

3.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

72 responses
Would recommend86%
Child is happy94%
Well taught83%
Good progress71%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved94%
Bullying dealt with21%
Kept informed85%
Handles concerns63%
Wider development83%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-4ppMaths-5ppWriting-3pp

Reading has declined from 97% to 93%. Maths has declined from 98% to 93%. Writing has remained stable at around 92%.

Class Sizes

30.1

Avg class size

30.3

Infant (KS1)

29.9

KS2

14

Total classes

3 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Canons Park
1.0km · 17 min walk
Canons Park Underground Station
1.0km · 17 min walk

Bus Stops

Bacon Lane (->W)
30m · 0 min walk
Merlin Crescent (->E)
155m · 3 min walk
Summit Close (->W)
335m · 5 min walk
Edgware Community Hospital (Stop HB)
494m · 8 min walk
Deansbrook Road (Stop HC)
510m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

109%

Over capacity

456 pupils

420 capacity

36 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Edgware

Medium pressure
New homes approved:1,050
Projected new pupils:263

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Edgware

Admissions Demand - Harrow

Low demand0.84x oversubscription

Places available

3,180

Applications

2,672

Got 1st preference

87.6%

Got preferred school

98.1%

Primary admissions across Harrow (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

24 June 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
6 June 2023
14 November 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.47233%

Overall absence

5.44959%

Persistent absence

367

Enrolments

Authorised3.04609%
Unauthorised0.42624%
Persistent (10%+)5.44959%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.77408%
18/19
2.12651%
20/21
4.84077%
21/22
4.63088%
22/23
3.87112%
23/24
3.47233%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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