Free schools · Birmingham

Nishkam High School

11–19Ages
668Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SikhReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
138586URN

Great King Street North, Birmingham, B19 2LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

9.3per place

5.1 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,119 applications for 120 places · 3rd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.0of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

19th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 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
Sixth form 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

9.3applications per place, Year 7

5.1 above Birmingham median (4.2) 7.1 above England median (2.2)

1,119 applications · 120 places offered · 233 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 9.3; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 9.3; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 9.7; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 9.7; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 10.7; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 9.1; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 9.6; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 9.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 6.9; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 5.6; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 4.0; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.4; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 2.8; Birmingham median median 3.5

This school
Birmingham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	120	1,119	9.3	233	1.94
Sep 2025	107	994	9.3	196	1.83
Sep 2024	106	1,025	9.7	204	1.92
Sep 2023	108	1,045	9.7	200	1.85
Sep 2022	97	1,037	10.7	210	2.16
Sep 2021	101	921	9.1	190	1.88
Sep 2020	101	965	9.6	208	2.06
Sep 2019	95	932	9.8	215	2.26
Sep 2018	101	695	6.9	175	1.73
Sep 2017	100	557	5.6	160	1.60
Sep 2016	100	397	4.0	124	1.24
Sep 2015	100	337	3.4	101	1.01
Sep 2014	99	274	2.8	77	0.78

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

121 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.019th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%20th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.69

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	121	52.0	56%	73%	–
2024/25	108	51.3	55%	76%	–
2023/24	102	52.8	65%	77%	+0.69
2022/23	100	56.4	68%	84%	+0.94

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Nishkam High SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

9.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
Holte School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Aston Manor Academy
1.2 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

8.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
King Edward VI Handsworth School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.0applications per place 76.2Attainment 8 Selective
Jewellery Quarter Academy
1.4 km · Birmingham

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
Star King Solomon Academy
1.5 km · Birmingham

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 32.4Attainment 8
Aston University Engineering Academy
1.6 km · Birmingham

2026

43.5Attainment 8
King Edward VI Aston School
1.7 km · Birmingham

2026

7.1applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
1.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

53.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138586 · 330/4004
Trust: Nishkam Schools Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Sikh
Capacity: 700 pupils · 668 on roll
Free school meals: 30.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 31 August 2012
Address: Great King Street North, Birmingham, B19 2LF
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources