Krishna Avanti Primary School, Harrow

The Krishna Avanti Primary School, Harrow, is Britain's first state-funded Hindu school.[1] Krishna Avanti Primary School is also the name of a second primary school in Leicester, which opened in September 2011.[2]

Krishna Avanti Primary School, Harrow
Address
Camrose Avenue

Edgware
,
London
,
HA8 6ES

England
Coordinates51.6034°N 0.2804°W / 51.6034; -0.2804
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Hindu
Established2008 (2008)
Department for Education URN138688 Tables
OfstedReports
GenderMixed
Age3 to 11
Websitehttp://www.avanti.org.uk/kapsharrow/index.php/

History

Krishna Avanti Primary School opened in borrowed space in nearby Little Stanmore School in September 2008.[3] A permanent location was built at the William Ellis Playing Fields in Edgware, suggested to Avanti Schools Trust as a possible site by Harrow Council, opening in September 2009. In January 2010, the school held an event for the press to see the new school. The Queen visited the school for her Diamond Jubilee in Harrow.[4]

The School opened with a single form, a Reception class, and will add one form each year until 2016 when it will have the nursery and 210 primary school pupils. The school is already four times oversubscribed and the Guardian reported that "I-Foundation is considering two locations for a secondary – one in London and the other in Leicester – and anticipates a similar level of demand for places."[5]

The school became an academy on 1 September 2012.

Campus

Krishna Avanti Primary School's campus layout and design was informed by Vastu Shastra. The architectural design was done by the firm Cottrell & Vermeulen.[6] The grounds include a temple built from hand-carved Makrana marble from Rajasthan, a meditation garden and an outdoor amphitheatre.[7]

See also

References
  1. Pigott, Robert (29 January 2010). "North London Hindu school will be 'the first of many'". BBC.
  2. "Site confirmed for Leicester Hindu school". BBC. 10 January 2011.
  3. Kirk, Tristan (15 September 2008). "HARROW: First Hindu school opens". This Is Local London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  4. De Sarkar, Dipankar (30 January 2010). "Britain's first state Hindu school wows with marble temple". Thaindian News.
  5. Butt, Riazat (29 January 2010). "First Hindu state school eyes expansion". The Guardian.
  6. Woodman, Ellis (5 February 2010). "Cottrell & Vermeulen's Krishna-Avanti School in Harrow". Building Design.
  7. Dugan, Emily (21 June 2009). "Inside Britain's first Hindu state-funded faith school". The Independent.
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