Free schools · Leicester

Avanti Fields School

3–16Ages
1,236Pupils
All-throughPhase
HinduReligious character
143679URN

21 Bhaktivedanta Marg, Leicester, LE5 0BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Leicester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicester

420 applications for 185 places · 10th of 21 in Leicester

Every year since 2019

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.2of 90

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

4th of 21 in Leicester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Leicester median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

420 applications · 185 places offered · 213 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Leicester median median 2.2
2025 2.1; Leicester median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Leicester median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Leicester median median 2.0
2022 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Leicester median median 1.9
2019 0.4; Leicester median median 1.9

This school
Leicester median

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.6 per place (155 applications for 60 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	185	420	2.3	213	1.15
Sep 2025	187	393	2.1	212	1.13
Sep 2024	193	421	2.2	241	1.25
Sep 2023	186	417	2.2	239	1.28
Sep 2022	179	311	1.7	213	1.19
Sep 2021	175	226	1.3	136	0.78
Sep 2020	180	213	1.2	108	0.60
Sep 2019	164	72	0.4	35	0.21

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

184 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.24th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%5th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Leicester 67% England 66%

This school
Leicester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	184	54.2	60%	76%	–
2024/25	184	52.6	58%	75%	–
2023/24	176	48.2	51%	71%	+0.46
2022/23	111	50.3	55%	74%	+0.69

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Avanti Fields SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
Orchard Mead Academy
1.6 km · Leicester

2026

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Soar Valley College
2.3 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
2.6 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
Rushey Mead Academy
2.7 km · Leicester

2026

2.3applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Crown Hills Community College
2.8 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
The City of Leicester College
3.1 km · Leicester

2026

2.1applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Madani Girls' School
3.2 km · Leicester

Good2022

3.8applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Madani Boys School
3.2 km · Leicester

Improved significantly2025

3.9applications per place 52.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 143679 · 856/4001
Trust: Avanti Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Hindu
Capacity: 1,372 pupils · 1,236 on roll
Free school meals: 11.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 3 September 2018
Address: 21 Bhaktivedanta Marg, Leicester, LE5 0BX
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources