Avanti Fields School

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Type Free school
Religious affiliation(s) Hinduism
Established2018
Local authority Leicester City Council
Trust Avanti Schools Trust
Department for Education URN 143679 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalVanessa Bardsley
Deputy Principal / Head of SecondaryNisha Kholia
GenderCoeducational
Age3to 16
Enrolment961
Website https://avanti.org.uk/avantifields/

Avanti Fields School is a Hindu faith all-through school in Leicester, United Kingdom that is part of the Avanti Schools Trust.

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History

The school opened in 2018 in temporary accommodation on Narborough Road before moving to its permeant site in the Hamilton area of the city in September 2021. [1] [2] [3]

Curriculum

Avanti schools aim to promote "educational excellence, character formation and spiritual insight." [4] Avanti schools follow the standard national curriculum of the government-run schools of the United Kingdom. [5] In addition to the standard curriculum, Avanti schools feature Sanskrit language teaching, meditation and yoga practice, ethics and philosophy education, [4] and inclusive religious instruction. [5] Religious education is evenly split between Hinduism and other world religions. [5]

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References

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