Nishkam Primary School Birmingham is a primary 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 24/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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3-11 Soho Road, Birmingham

School Information

Address: 3-11 Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9SN
Website: www.nishkamschooltrust.org
Telephone: 01216476890
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Westwood
Religious character: Sikh
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137492

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 420
Number of Boys: 240
Number of Girls: 180

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.6
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1 to 1.9
Maths
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

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 1,811 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ
4out of 4 2,027 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham
3-11 Soho Road , Handsworth B21 9SN
4out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
Piers Road , Handsworth B21 0UX
2out of 4 69 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Welford Primary School
Welford Road , Handsworth B20 2BL
3out of 4 501 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Benson Community School
Benson Road , Hockley B18 5TD
3out of 4 620 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Nursery Road , Handsworth B19 1PH
3out of 4 832 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR
4out of 4 208 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET
4out of 4 822 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Nishkam High School
Great King Street North , B19 2LF
4out of 4 1,394 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL
4out of 4 1,632 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Holte School
Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP
4out of 4 1,676 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 2,113 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street , B7 4AG
- not rated 3,246 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 2,899 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lambs Christian School
113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY
- not rated 324 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Future First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL
- not rated 1,054 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Values Academy
15 Key Hill , Hockley B18 5PB
- not rated 1,289 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Myles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD
- not rated 1,500 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
V.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA
- not rated 1,513 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.