76%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
79%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
527.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
670
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2014
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterSikh
StatusOpen
Overview of Nishkam High School · Secondary with sixth form · Birmingham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
76%
-1pp
88%82%76%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
-10pp
72%63%55%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
51.3
-1.5
57.254.251.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.3
EBacc entry
79%
-5pp
95%87%79%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
EBacc APS
527.0
+13.3
669.2590.5511.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 527.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
36.0
-1.5
42.035.929.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.0
A-level value added
-0.02
-0.3
+0.2+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
-0pp
42%24%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 18%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B+B-C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
670
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%
Contact
Address
Great King Street North, Birmingham, B19 2LF
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 76% | 55% | 51.3 | Not applicable | 79% | 527.0 | 79% | 670 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 65% | 52.8 | +0.69 | 83% | 513.6 | 83% | 671 |
| 2022/23 | 84% | 68% | 56.4 | +0.94 | 86% | 539.6 | 86% | 652 |
| 2021/22 | 88% | 72% | 57.2 | +1.08 | 79% | 669.2 | 79% | 673 |
| 2018/19 | 80% | 60% | 56.1 | +0.99 | 95% | 511.8 | 95% | 661 |
| 2017/18 | 80% | 56% | 54.8 | +0.74 | 93% | 514.6 | 94% | 622 |
| 2016/17 | 80% | 51% | 55.1 | +0.97 | 47% | — | 53% | 557 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36.0 | B- | -0.02 | 18% | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 37.5 | B- | +0.24 | 18% | 66 |
| 2022/23 | 36.6 | B- | — | 15% | 61 |
| 2021/22 | 42.0 | B+ | — | 42% | 57 |
| 2018/19 | 29.9 | C | -0.12 | 6% | 52 |
| 2017/18 | 23.1 | D+ | -0.09 | 0% | 22 |
| 2016/17 | 25.1 | C- | -0.08 | 0% | 17 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 670 | 15.8 | 14% | 32% | 33% | 6% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 671 | 16.7 | 12% | 32% | 32% | 7% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 652 | 17.0 | 9% | 35% | 31% | 7% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 673 | 17.6 | 6% | 37% | 33% | 8% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 660 | 16.6 | 4% | 37% | 25% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 661 | 15.6 | 6% | 40% | 31% | 4% | 7% |
| 2017/18 | 622 | 15.9 | 8% | 42% | 33% | 5% | 11% |
| 2016/17 | 557 | 13.6 | 7% | 46% | 32% | 5% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.