Nishkam High SchoolJewellery Quarter Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Nishkam High School and Jewellery Quarter Academy are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Nishkam High School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Jewellery Quarter Academy scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Nishkam High School is ahead on our composite score.
Nishkam High School was judged exceptional and Jewellery Quarter Academy was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.3 for Nishkam High School and 35.2 for Jewellery Quarter Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Nishkam High School (57.2 in 2021-22, 51.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Jewellery Quarter Academy (39.0 in 2021-22, 35.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamNishkam High School | BirminghamJewellery Quarter Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | F31/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 85th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Free schools | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 668 | 556 | |
| Capacity | 700 | 660 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B19 2LF | Birmingham, B1 3AA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.3 Stronger figure | 35.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.6% Stronger figure | 28.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.9% Stronger figure | 47.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.7% Stronger figure | 39.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.88 Stronger figure | 3.26 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 108 | 146 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 64 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 670 | 614 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.6% | 65.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 32.5% | 52.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 14.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.6% Stronger figure | 27.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Nishkam High School
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