Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

Type Primary / Free schools
Age Range 4-11
Religion Sikh
Address 3-11 Soho Road
Handsworth
Birmingham
West Midlands
B21 9SN
Phone 01216476890
Reference Number 137492

General Makeup

Number of pupils 420
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.14%
Girls: 42.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 33 27 60
2 29 31 60
3 34 27 61
4 39 21 60
5 31 29 60
6 39 20 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Indian 80.7%
Unclassified 7.4%
Mixed, Other 4%
Asian, Other 1.7%
White & Asian 1.2%
African 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White, Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2015-06-08
Date Description Report
2015-04-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-10-07 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-06-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 21% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 108 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing 3.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths 5.7 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 33 1
Third Preference 38 0
From another Local Authority 35 17

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
Piers Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0UX
0.04 miles
Welford Primary School
Welford Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2BL
0.28 miles
Benson Community School
Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 5TD
0.35 miles
Benson Community School
Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 5TD
0.35 miles
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Nursery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1PH
0.47 miles
Grove School
Dawson Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9HB
0.51 miles
Anglesey Primary School
Anglesey Street, Anglesey Street, Lozells, Birmingham, Uk, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1RA
0.58 miles
Oasis Academy Boulton
Boulton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0RE
0.6 miles
James Watt Primary School
Boulton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0RE
0.64 miles
Flexible Learning School
23 All Saints Road, Hockley, Birmingham, Birmingham, B18 5QB
0.67 miles
Heathfield Primary School
Heathfield Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1HJ
0.73 miles
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2RW
0.74 miles
William Murdoch Primary School
Antrobus Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9NT
0.78 miles
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Robert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3RT
0.78 miles
Brookfields Primary School
2 Hingeston Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6PU
0.82 miles
Oasis Academy Foundry
Foundry Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 4LP
0.86 miles
Westminster Primary School
Stamford Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3PN
0.91 miles
Hamilton School
Hamilton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 8AH
0.93 miles
Rookery School
Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9PY
0.93 miles
Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery
Wheeler Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 2EP
0.95 miles
Name Distance
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9AR
0.12 miles
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9ET
0.47 miles
Future First Independent School
Hockley Port, All Saints Street, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 7RL
0.6 miles
Mayfield School
Heathfield Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1HJ
0.69 miles
Windsor Olympus Academy
Perrott Street, Winson Green, Birmingham, B18 4LX
0.77 miles
Nishkam High School
Great King Street North, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 2LF
0.79 miles
Myles Academy
Unit 7, 3B Business Village, Alexandra Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0PD
0.85 miles
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2HL
0.93 miles
Holte School
Wheeler Street, Lozells, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 2EP
0.95 miles
Holyhead School
Milestone Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0HN
0.99 miles
Arc Oakbridge School
Buckingham Street, Birmingham, B19 3HU
1.13 miles
Birmingham Independent College
Albert Hall, Witton Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 5NU
1.14 miles
Newbury Independent School
Unit 6, Cuckoo Wharf, 435 Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 7SS
1.19 miles
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
46-48 Stour Street, Birmingham, B18 7AJ
1.2 miles
Jewellery Quarter Academy
St George's Court, 1 Albion Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3AA
1.21 miles
Birchfield Independent Girls' School
30 BEACON HILL, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B6 6JU
1.43 miles
City United Academy (CUA)
10 Edward Street, Birmingham, Birmingham, Birmingham, B1 2RX
1.44 miles
Broadway Academy
The Broadway, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3DP
1.46 miles
Aston Manor Academy
Phillips Street, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 4PZ
1.47 miles
St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 8HH
1.55 miles
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