Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester Explained

Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester
Established:2011
Type:Free school
Religious Affiliation:Hinduism
Address:Spencefield Lane
City:Leicester
Country:England
Postcode:LE5 6HN
Coordinates:52.6284°N -1.0691°W
Dfeno:856/2001
Urn:136930
Ofsted:yes
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:3
Upper Age:11
Website:http://www.kapsleicester.org.uk/

Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester[1] [2] is a Hindu faith primary school in Leicester, United Kingdom that is part of the Avanti Schools Trust. It was the first state-funded Hindu school in Leicester.[3] The school is open to students of Hindu background, but half (50%) of places available in the school are also reserved for local students of various faith backgrounds.[2] The school is based at Evington Hall, a Grade II listed building, built about 1840,[4] which in the past was a convent school, then part of Leicester Junior Grammar School.[5] [6]

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  1. Web site: Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester . Avanti Schools Trust.
  2. News: Site confirmed for Leicester Hindu school. BBC . 2011-01-10 .
  3. Web site: Plans Revealed for Leicester's First State Hindu School . I-Foundation . unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20110201192835/http://www.i-foundation.org/press/press-releases/87-plans-revealed-for-leicesters-first-state-hindu-school . 1 February 2011 .
  4. Web site: Evington Hall. www.heritagegateway.org.uk.
  5. News: https://archive.today/20130505125057/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Leicester-s-Hindu-school-beacon-says-Education/story-13275406-detail/story.html. Leicester Mercury. 6 September 2011. Leicester's Hindu school is a beacon, says Education Secretary Michael Gove. unfit. May 5, 2013.
  6. Web site: Evington Hall will be a Hindu State Primary School. Evington Echo. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319214724/http://www.evingtonecho.co.uk/FebMarch11/evingtonhall.htm. unfit. 19 March 2012.

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