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{{Infobox school | {{Infobox school | ||
| name | | name = Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester | ||
| image | | image = Krishna Avanti Primary School.svg | ||
| image_size | | image_size = 250px | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| motto | | motto = | ||
| established | | established = 2011 | ||
| closed | | closed = | ||
| type | | type = [[Free school (England)|Free school]] | ||
| religious_affiliation | | religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]] | ||
| president | | president = | ||
| head_label | | head_label = | ||
| head | | head = | ||
| r_head_label | | r_head_label = | ||
| r_head | | r_head = | ||
| chair_label | | chair_label = | ||
| chair | | chair = | ||
| founder | | founder = | ||
| address | | address = Spencefield Lane | ||
| city | | city = [[Leicester]] | ||
| county | | county = | ||
| country | | country = [[England]] | ||
| | | postal_code = LE5 6HN | ||
| coordinates | | coordinates = {{coord|52.62844|N|1.1157805|W|type:edu_region:GB-LCE|display=inline,title}} | ||
| urn = 136930 | |||
| urn | | ofsted = yes | ||
| ofsted | | staff = | ||
| staff | | capacity = | ||
| capacity | | enrolment = | ||
| enrolment | | gender = Mixed | ||
| gender | | lower_age = 3 | ||
| lower_age | | upper_age = 11 | ||
| upper_age | | houses = | ||
| houses | | colours = | ||
| colours | | publication = | ||
| publication | | website = http://www.kapsleicester.org.uk/ | ||
| website | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester'''<ref name="KAPSLeicester">{{cite web |url=http://www.avanti.org.uk/kapsleicester/ |title=Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester |author=Avanti Schools Trust}}</ref><ref name="BBCLeHinduSchool">{{cite news |title=Site confirmed for Leicester Hindu school|url= | '''Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester'''<ref name="KAPSLeicester">{{cite web |url=http://www.avanti.org.uk/kapsleicester/ |title=Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester |author=Avanti Schools Trust}}</ref><ref name="BBCLeHinduSchool">{{cite news |title=Site confirmed for Leicester Hindu school|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leicester/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_9354000/9354928.stm |publisher=BBC |date=2011-01-10 }}</ref> is a [[Hinduism|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.<ref name="IFLeicesterPlans">{{cite web|url=http://i-foundation.org/press/press-releases/87-plans-revealed-for-leicesters-first-state-hindu-school |title=Plans Revealed for Leicester's First State Hindu School |author=I-Foundation |url-status = unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201192835/http://www.i-foundation.org/press/press-releases/87-plans-revealed-for-leicesters-first-state-hindu-school |archivedate= 1 February 2011 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="BBCLeHinduSchool"/> The school is based at '''Evington Hall''', a Grade II listed building, built about 1840,<ref name=HeritageHall>{{cite web|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1361049&resourceID=5|website=www.heritagegateway.org.uk|title=Evington Hall}}</ref> which in the past was a [[convent school]], then part of Leicester Junior Grammar School.<ref name=LM29Dec>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130505125057/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Leicester-s-Hindu-school-beacon-says-Education/story-13275406-detail/story.html|newspaper=Leicester Mercury|date=6 September 2011|title=Leicester's Hindu school is a beacon, says Education Secretary Michael Gove|url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Leicester-s-Hindu-school-beacon-says-Education/story-13275406-detail/story.html|url-status = unfit|archivedate=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Hindu>{{cite web|url=http://www.evingtonecho.co.uk/FebMarch11/evingtonhall.htm|website=Evington Echo|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319214724/http://www.evingtonecho.co.uk/FebMarch11/evingtonhall.htm|url-status = unfit|archivedate=19 March 2012|title=Evington Hall will be a Hindu State Primary School}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Avanti Fields School]] | |||
* [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]] | * [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]] | ||
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| Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester | |
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| Address | |
Spencefield Lane | |
| Coordinates | 52°37′42″N 1°06′57″W / 52.62844°N 1.1157805°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Free school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Hinduism |
| Established | 2011 |
| Department for Education URN | Template:EduBase Template:DfE performance tables |
| Ofsted | Template:Ofsted |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to 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]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Avanti Schools Trust. "Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Site confirmed for Leicester Hindu school". BBC. 10 January 2011.
- ↑ I-Foundation. "Plans Revealed for Leicester's First State Hindu School". Archived from the original on 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "Evington Hall". www.heritagegateway.org.uk.
- ↑ "Leicester's Hindu school is a beacon, says Education Secretary Michael Gove". Leicester Mercury. 6 September 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Evington Hall will be a Hindu State Primary School". Evington Echo. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.