Nishkam Primary School Birmingham
3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Trust
- NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gurpreet Kaur
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 137492
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216476890
About this school
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham is a Sikh primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 424 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nishkam Primary School Birmingham, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 59 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 78% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 14% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 92% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 97% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Nishkam Primary School Birmingham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nishkam Primary School Birmingham compares
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham ranked 14th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 3.3% | 13.7% | 424 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth | 77% | 4.4% | 58.3% | 204 | 0.0 miles |
| Welford Primary School | 58% | 6.3% | 65.2% | 405 | 0.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy Benson | — | 11% | 60.4% | 271 | 0.4 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 338 | 0.5 miles |
| Grove School | 53% | 6.2% | 56% | 606 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.71%
- English as an additional language
- 27.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 4.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Welford Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Oasis Academy Benson0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Francis Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Grove School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham ranks 12th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Nishkam Primary School Birmingham teach?
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Nishkam Primary School Birmingham?
- The headteacher of Nishkam Primary School Birmingham is Mrs Gurpreet Kaur, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nishkam Primary School Birmingham been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nishkam Primary School Birmingham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Nishkam Primary School Birmingham?
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nishkam Primary School Birmingham full?
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Nishkam Primary School Birmingham a faith school?
- Yes. Nishkam Primary School Birmingham is designated Sikh.
- Does Nishkam Primary School Birmingham have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nishkam Primary School Birmingham as having no nursery classes.
- Is Nishkam Primary School Birmingham part of an academy trust?
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham is part of NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nishkam Primary School Birmingham's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nishkam Primary School Birmingham compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham ranked 14th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nishkam Primary School Birmingham's absence rate?
- Nishkam Primary School Birmingham's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nishkam Primary School Birmingham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nishkam Primary School Birmingham's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.