Nishkam High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 1 2014 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Sikh
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 138586
- Address
- Great King Street North, B19 2LF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 671 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 32.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
Indian 58.7%
African 9.7%
Other Asian 7.3%
Bangladeshi 4.5%
Mixed 4.3%
Pakistani 4.3%
Other 3.9%
Unclassified 3.4%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
White British 1%
Other White 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.94
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 86%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.4
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.4
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 39 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 102 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 102 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Nishkam High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 106
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 223
- 3rd preference
- 195
- From another Local Authority
- 95
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 108 70 38 |
| Year 8 | 101 51 50 |
| Year 9 | 125 67 58 |
| Year 10 | 106 61 45 |
| Year 11 | 102 42 60 |
| Year 12 | 68 31 37 |
| Year 13 | 61 30 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 24.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 75.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 66.0% 36.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.7% 2.2% |