A Hindu state school is to be built in north London in Borough of Harrow.

A spokesman for leading Hindu charity the I-Foundation said that the school would cost around £10m to build and is expected to open its doors to its first pupils in September next year.

Sited on Camrose Avenue, Edgware, the 236-place, one-form-of-entry primary school is at the heart of the highest concentration of Hindus in the UK, with around a third of local residents of the Hindu faith.

I-Foundation Director Nitesh Gor said:

This is an incredibly exciting moment for the UK’s Hindu community. It is the first time the choice of a faith-based education will be extended to Hindus alongside Christians, Muslims, Jews and Sikhs.

School’s name is “Krishna-Avanti Primary School”.