Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

Primary
Free school
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9SNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Nishkam Primary School Birmingham is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 501 schools in Birmingham. It ranks 5th of 264 primary schools in Birmingham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 8 April 2025, report published 15 May 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

61 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths84%

84%, 22 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths16%

16%, 8 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score108

108, 2 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score111

111, 6 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score112

112, 7 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

424 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals13.4%

13.4%, 13.1 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language28.5%

28.5%, 6.9 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support16.3%

16.3%, 1.5 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0.9%

0.9%, 5.1 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth	0.1 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	77% met the expected standard
Welford Primary School	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Good	58% met the expected standard
Oasis Academy Benson	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Inadequate	Not published
St Francis Catholic Primary School	0.5 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	Not published
Grove School	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	53% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Free schools
Sector: Free school
Trust: NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Sikh
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Gurpreet Kaur
Phone: 01216476890
Website: nishkamschooltrust.org (opens in a new tab)
Address: 3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9SN
Local authority: Birmingham
URN: 137492

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.