Avanti Fields School

Overview

Pupils enjoy attending this school, describing it as having an “inclusive and accepting culture” where they feel safe and happy. Leaders have embedded the ‘Avanti Way’, a shared vision promoting “educational excellence, character formation and spiritual insight,” which helps pupils become well-rounded individuals. The early years provision is outstanding, with children thriving through exceptional support and a curriculum that ensures “no ceiling to learning.”

Strengths

• The curriculum is ambitious, including national subjects alongside Sanskrit, yoga, and philosophy, allowing pupils to gain “depth of knowledge and understanding.”
• Early years staff are “early reading experts” who use a consistent approach to help children become fluent readers quickly, with effective interventions for those at risk.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and use modelling and questioning effectively to check understanding.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive well-adapted teaching and comment positively on the support they receive.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff trained to recognise risks and record concerns swiftly.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should ensure all teachers consistently use activities precisely matched to the intended curriculum, as some pupils do not learn as well as they should when this is not the case.
• Curriculum development in a small number of key stage 3 subjects needs to focus on ensuring pupils can build on their knowledge progressively.
• Leaders should ensure all staff follow the agreed approach to manage behaviour so that expectations are consistently high, addressing instances where some pupils do not behave as well as they can.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders ensuring detailed records are held and external services are engaged quickly when needed.