Nishkam High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 11 2025 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
- 670 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 32.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
Indian 54.9%
African 10.4%
Other Asian 7%
Mixed 6.8%
Bangladeshi 5.5%
Other 4.8%
Pakistani 4.2%
Unclassified 2.8%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other Black 1%
White British 0.6%
Other White 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.86
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 108 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| French | GCSE | 44 |
| Geography | GCSE | 53 |
| History | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Nishkam High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 107
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 209
- 3rd preference
- 167
- From another Local Authority
- 105
Offers
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 31
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 108 67 41 |
| Year 8 | 108 69 39 |
| Year 9 | 108 54 54 |
| Year 10 | 126 62 64 |
| Year 11 | 108 62 46 |
| Year 12 | 44 13 31 |
| Year 13 | 68 30 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 4.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 69.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 57.0% 28.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.2% 2.4% |