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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB21 9SNNishkam Primary School Birmingham
Primary

Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B21 9SN www.nishkamschooltrust.org

Pupils
423
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
423
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
423
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 23/04/2015

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterSikh
StatusOpen

Overview of Nishkam Primary School Birmingham · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
84%
+6pp
84%78%72%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
16%
+2pp
22%18%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
56%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
64%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
111.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
423
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9SN
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2584%16%92%44%84%25%93%56%85%93%108.0111.0112.013%423
2023/2478%14%86%27%85%17%92%53%86%97%106.0108.0110.010%420
2022/2375%21%77%38%80%21%82%52%87%84%106.0108.0110.0+2.60+3.80+5.7010%421
2018/1972%18%78%35%85%35%87%42%82%95%106.0108.0111.0+0.00+0.40+1.407%420
2017/1872%22%73%30%85%28%85%35%78%88%104.0107.0110.0-1.80+0.00+1.205%420
2016/1763%7%73%25%73%14%85%32%76%88%104.0105.0109.0-0.90-1.40+0.504%420

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542323.713%27%14%3%5%
2023/2442022.210%24%14%4%5%
2022/2342122.210%23%13%4%6%
2021/2242124.810%24%13%4%8%
2020/2142025.39%26%13%
2018/1942026.67%31%10%3%2%
2017/1842023.35%34%12%3%4%
2016/1742022.84%37%11%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.