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Nishkam High School

Great King Street North, Birmingham, B19 2LF

Local ranking11th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: Outstanding

Secondary

Phase

700

Capacity

11-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 March 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
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
51.3 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
54.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
75.9% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
78.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size
108

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
97.0%
Continued in education
95.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
1.0%
Not sustained
3.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
95.0%
Higher education
83.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
5.0%
Not sustained
3.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

36.0

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

37.2

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

64

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
17.8% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
32.9
16-18 Cohort
113

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
670
Boys
369 (55%)
Girls
299 (45%)
Capacity
700 (95% full)
SEND
14.0%
FSM Eligible
32.6%
EAL
32.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.8%
SEN Support
11.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
14.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
45.3
Budget per Pupil
£8,101/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Sikh
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Indian: 56.5%
  • Black African: 10.8%
  • Asian Other: 7.2%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 5.7%
  • Other: 4.9%
  • Mixed Other: 4.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 4.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%

56.5%

Asian Indian

10.8%

Black African

7.2%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138586
UKPRN
10038734
Establishment No.
4004
Trust
NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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