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Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

4–11Ages
424Pupils
PrimaryPhase
SikhReligious character
137492URN

3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

170 applications for 60 places · 109th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

170 applications · 60 places offered · 92 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.7; Birmingham median median 2.1

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	170	2.8	92	1.53
Sep 2025	60	176	2.9	81	1.35
Sep 2024	60	162	2.7	89	1.48
Sep 2023	59	161	2.7	92	1.56
Sep 2022	60	148	2.5	72	1.20
Sep 2021	60	147	2.5	82	1.37
Sep 2020	60	162	2.7	88	1.47
Sep 2019	59	175	3.0	80	1.36
Sep 2018	61	147	2.4	85	1.39
Sep 2017	59	168	2.9	87	1.47
Sep 2016	60	147	2.5	96	1.60
Sep 2015	57	124	2.2	69	1.21
Sep 2014	61	105	1.7	78	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 84% · Maths 93% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%12th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard56%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	16%	108	111
2023/24	78%	14%	106	108
2022/23	75%	21%	106	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Nishkam Primary School BirminghamThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
0.1 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Welford Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Benson
0.6 km · Birmingham

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.2applications per place
St Francis Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place
Grove School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Anglesey Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Boulton
1.0 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
James Watt Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137492 · 330/2032
Trust: Nishkam Schools Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Sikh
Capacity: 420 pupils · 424 on roll
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 6 September 2011
Address: 3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9SN
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources