Nishkam School West London

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Sikh
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hounslow
Unique reference
139720
Address
152 Syon Lane, TW7 5PN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1323 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
47.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.2%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 68.6%
Other 14.7%
Mixed 6.7%
Unclassified 3.5%
Other Asian 3.2%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other White 0.6%
African 0.4%
White British 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 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

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAbove average2.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 88%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%

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

School 27%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 111
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award59
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE14
BiologyGCSE25
ChemistryGCSE25
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
English LanguageGCSE102
English LiteratureGCSE100
FrenchGCSE17
GeographyGCSE46
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Nishkam School West London

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
108
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
137
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
64
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
104
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
32
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 classes24.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
107
59
48
Year 1
108
56
52
Year 2
106
57
49
Year 3
108
61
47
Year 4
108
52
56
Year 5
108
49
59
Year 6
55
29
26
Year 7
110
67
43
Year 8
106
41
65
Year 9
108
61
47
Year 10
108
53
55
Year 11
134
69
65
Year 12
57
34
23
Year 2023-2024