Avanti House Primary School
Common Road, Stanmore, HA7 3JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Hindu
- Trust
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lalita Joshi
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Harrow East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 145142
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082496831
About this school
Avanti House Primary School is a Hindu primary academy in Stanmore. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Avanti House Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 82% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 97% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 100% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 100% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Avanti House Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Avanti House Primary School compares
Avanti House Primary School ranked 4th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.4% | 1% | 420 | — |
| Hartsbourne Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 8.6% | 195 | 0.3 miles |
| Bushey Heath Primary School | 83% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 242 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's CofE School | 74% | 5% | 31.1% | 278 | 0.9 miles |
| Hujjat Primary School | — | 5.3% | 15.9% | 356 | 1.0 miles |
| Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.3% | 9.4% | 166 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report21 May 2025
- 4 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0.95%
- English as an additional language
- 80.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 4.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartsbourne Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bushey Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
St John's CofE School0.9 miles
Primary · Stanmore
-
Hujjat Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Bushey
Other schools in Stanmore
Avanti House Primary School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Stanmore.
- Aylward Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE School Primary
- Stanburn Primary School Primary
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Avanti House School Secondary
- Bentley Wood High School Secondary
- Park High School Secondary
- Stanmore College 16 plus
Common questions
- What ages does Avanti House Primary School teach?
- Avanti House Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stanmore.
- Who is the headteacher of Avanti House Primary School?
- The headteacher of Avanti House Primary School is Mrs Lalita Joshi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avanti House Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Avanti House Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Avanti House Primary School?
- Avanti House Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Avanti House Primary School full?
- Avanti House Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Avanti House Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Avanti House Primary School is designated Hindu.
- Does Avanti House Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Avanti House Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Avanti House Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Avanti House Primary School is part of AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Avanti House Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Avanti House Primary School compare with other schools in Harrow?
- Avanti House Primary School ranked 4th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Avanti House Primary School's absence rate?
- Avanti House Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Avanti House Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avanti House Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.