Nishkam Primary School Birmingham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 24 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
- Website
- www.nishkamschooltrust.org
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%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.6
WritingWell above average3.8
MathsWell above average5.7
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 35
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
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 |