Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Apr 23 2015 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Sikh
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
137492
Address
3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, B21 9SN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
420 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
57.1%
Girls
42.9%
First language not English
24.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.4%
Persistent absence
6.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 80.7%
Unclassified 7.4%
Mixed 5.7%
Other 1.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
African 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other White 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.6
WritingWell above average3.8
MathsWell above average5.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 21%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
89
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
35
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
35
25
Year 1
60
33
27
Year 2
60
29
31
Year 3
61
34
27
Year 4
60
39
21
Year 5
60
31
29
Year 6
59
39
20
Year 2023-2024

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