30th January 2012

Avanti House, a new free state school for pupils aged 4 to 18 to be based in Harrow, has announced the appointment Gareth Jones (60) as its new Head teacher - a key milestone towards its opening later this year. Mr Jones has most recently served as the Head of Secondary School Improvement for Essex where he has been in charge of raising standards across the county’s 76 secondary schools. Avanti House, is part of Avanti Schools Trust and associated with iFoundation, the education charity behind the highly successful Krishna Avanti Primary School (KAPS) on Camrose Avenue, Edgware. Only three years after opening, KAPS is amongst the best in Harrow and has delivered some of the highest KS1 academic results in the area.

Nitesh Gor, Director of the Avanti Schools Trust and Chair of Governors at the fledging Avanti House, is determined to apply the Foundation’s expertise and outstanding record to the delivery of its latest project. Gor says: “Appointing such an experienced Head teacher is a crucial step in ensuring that the Avanti Schools Trust family of schools continues its record of delivering only the very highest standard of education to its pupils and parents. Our vision is for a school that nurtures each student on their own journey of self-discovery. The school will not have any faith criteria for entry but it will have a dual specialism in Mathematics and Performing Arts and so will have 10% of places prioritised by aptitude. The remainder of places will be based upon random allocation and distance.”

The School’s sister school is currently 5-6 times oversubscribed and it is anticipated that the new Avanti House will also quickly become oversubscribed. Parents are now invited to apply for the limited Reception and Year 7 places. Earlier applications will be prioritised and so parents are encouraged to apply as quickly as possible. An application made to Avanti House School will NOT affect offers made by other schools – that is to say, parents will be able to hold two possible offers for places; one made by the Local Authority and another from Avanti House.

Click here to read about the Krishna Avanti School.

For further information see www.avantihouse.org

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