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Krishna Avanti Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Bijal Pandya

corporate_fareAVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onCroydon, CR0 4HA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

84%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Krishna Avanti Primary School is a Free schools primary school in Croydon, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Krishna Avanti Primary School is a free schools in Croydon, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 202 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 16% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 77 primaries in Croydon and #4,022 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 67%

Reading92% LA 77%

Writing88% LA 75%

Maths100% LA 77%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading81% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading89% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.5

Read

LA 0.1

3.8 to 9.1

2.9

Write

LA -0.1

0.3 to 5.5

7.7

Maths

LA 0.6

5.1 to 10.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%England 65%

Reading-% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.8

Write

LA 0.6

Maths

LA 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%

Reading-% LA 75%

Writing-% LA 78%

Maths-% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.6

Write

LA 0.6

Maths

LA 1.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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30 April 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

1 Evaluations

2019-04-30

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 202 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	202	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	197	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	195	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	202	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	198	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	195	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	163	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	172	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	175	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	143	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	140	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	142	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	108	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	108	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	111	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	73	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	70	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	68	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	45	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	42	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	42	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	30	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	29	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	30	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils