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Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9SN

Local ranking5th of 275 primary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
84.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
16.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
92.0%
Writing (Expected)
84.0%
Maths (Expected)
93.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
93.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
111.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
112.0
Cohort Size
61

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
423
Boys
231 (55%)
Girls
192 (45%)
Capacity
420 (101% full)
SEND
13.2%
FSM Eligible
13.7%
EAL
27.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.7%
SEN Support
12.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.9
Budget per Pupil
£6,485/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
4.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Sikh
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Indian: 84.0%
  • Mixed Other: 5.1%
  • Asian Other: 2.8%
  • Other: 2.3%
  • Black African: 2.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%

84.0%

Asian Indian

5.1%

Mixed Other

2.8%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
137492
UKPRN
10035247
Establishment No.
2032
Trust
NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST