Nishkam High School is a secondary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Great King Street North, Birmingham, B19 2LF
Website: http://www.nishkamschooltrust.org/
Telephone: 01213487660
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Damien Kearns
Religious character: Sikh
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138586

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 700
Number of Pupils: 660
Number of Boys: 323
Number of Girls: 337

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.99 Confidence interval 0.73 to 1.25
Of the 97 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 94 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:95%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:60%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.28
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS
4out of 4 550 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ
4out of 4 650 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School
Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX
4out of 4 2,574 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF
4out of 4 3,198 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Anglesey Primary School
Anglesey Street , B19 1RA
3out of 4 532 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Nursery Road , Handsworth B19 1PH
3out of 4 562 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Hospital Street , Newtown B19 3XD
- not rated 608 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery
Wheeler Street , B19 2EP
3out of 4 645 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown
St George's Street , B19 3QY
3out of 4 719 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nishkam High School
Great King Street North , B19 2LF
4out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Holte School
Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP
4out of 4 760 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Aston Manor Academy
Phillips Street , Aston B6 4PZ
4out of 4 1,277 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR
4out of 4 1,444 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
441 Alum Rock Road , B8 3DT
- not rated 1,461 yd Free schools Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street , B7 4AG
- not rated 1,852 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 1,979 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road , B4 7PS
- not rated 2,026 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU
- not rated 2,933 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Solomon International Business School
Lord Street , B7 4AA
1out of 4 1,581 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Values Academy
15 Key Hill , Hockley B18 5PB
- not rated 632 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mayfield School
Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP
- not rated 645 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Titan St Georges Academy
St George's Community Hub , Great Hampton Row B19 3JG
3out of 4 673 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Arc Oakbridge School
Buckingham Street , Birmingham B19 3HU
- not rated 749 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Newbury Independent School
Unit 6, Cuckoo Wharf , 435 Lichfield Road B6 7SS
- not rated 933 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.