Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 10 2025 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
Wolverhampton
Unique reference
139274
Address
Great Brickkiln Street, WV3 0PR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
421 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.6%
Girls
45.4%
First language not English
55.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.4%
Persistent absence
10.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 57.7%
Mixed 9.7%
Other 6.2%
Other Asian 5.7%
Other White 5.2%
Pakistani 5%
African 3.8%
Caribbean 2.9%
White British 2.1%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingWell above average3.1
MathsWell above average4.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 64%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton

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
61
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
34
26
Year 1
60
30
30
Year 2
60
37
23
Year 3
60
29
31
Year 4
60
33
27
Year 5
61
28
33
Year 6
60
39
21
Year 2024-2025

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