Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton
Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Trust
- NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Harmander Singh Dhanjal
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 139274
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902537970
About this school
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton is a Sikh primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 68% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 70% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 85% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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 Wolverhampton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton compares
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton ranked 2nd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.6% | 34.4% | 418 | — |
| Merridale Primary School | — | — | — | 240 | 0.3 miles |
| Bantock Primary School | — | — | — | 434 | 0.4 miles |
| Graiseley Primary School | 57% | 7.7% | 40.8% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| West Park Primary School | 76% | 4.9% | 55.9% | 278 | 0.7 miles |
| St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy | 78% | 5.2% | 46.5% | 490 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 June 2025
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.44%
- English as an additional language
- 55.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.61%
- Persistent absence
- 6.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Merridale Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Bantock Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Graiseley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
West Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton ranks 2nd of the 67 ranked primary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Bantock Primary School Primary
- Berrybrook Primary School Primary
- Bhylls Acre Primary School Primary
- Birches First School Primary
- Blakeley Heath Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Lane Academy Primary
- Castlecroft Primary School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton teach?
- Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the head teacher of Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton?
- The head teacher of Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton is Mr Harmander Singh Dhanjal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton?
- Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton full?
- Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), 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 Wolverhampton a faith school?
- Yes. Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton is designated Sikh.
- Does Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton?
- Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton'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 89% 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 Wolverhampton rank locally?
- Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton ranked 2nd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% 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 Wolverhampton's absence rate?
- Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton'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.