Nishkam High School

Free schools · Secondary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B19 2LF
Composite score
64.1

School overview

Nishkam High School is a secondary school serving Birmingham, Birmingham, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Sikh religious character. It has 670 pupils aged 11 to 19 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 51.3, above the national average of 46. That is down 1.5 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of secondary schools nationally.

55% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 76% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Nishkam High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#774
National rank
#60
In West Midlands
#21
In Birmingham
Top 24%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
51.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
55%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
76%
% EBacc grade 5+
34%
EBacc average points score
4.88

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 670 % FSM ever-6 32.6% % EAL 32.5% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed Religious character Sikh

Location

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