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Nishkam High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Great King Street North, Birmingham B19 2LF · nishkamschooltrust.org · 0121 348 7660
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 668
- 95% of 700 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- First language not English
- 28.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 42% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 120 | 233 | 1.9▲ | 42% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 107 | 196 | 1.8▲ | 48% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 106 | 204 | 1.9▲ | 40% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 108 | 200 | 1.9▲ | 48% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 97 | 210 | 2.2▲ | 38% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.3, and 54.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲78.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.88 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 55.9 | −7.5 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 36.3 | +11.9 |
| Employment | 1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 students | B- (36) | Average -0.02 | |
| 64 students | B- (36) | Average -0.02 | |
| 28 students | Dist- (32.9) | Average +0.19 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 53 | B- (37.6) | +0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | B- (36.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 52 | B+ (42) | — |
| 2018/19 | 52 | C (29.9) | -0.12 |
| 2017/18 | 22 | D+ (23.1) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 17 | C- (25.1) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 22 | D+ (22) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 74.2 | +3.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.7 | +7.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | −4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 9.7 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Nishkam High School on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 108
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (16%) with SEND