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Nishkam High School

Birmingham, B19 2LFSecondaryAges 11–19MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.9×
More first choices than offers made
233 1st-choice / 120 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#288 of 3,141 nationally

About Nishkam High School

Nishkam High School is a state-funded secondary school in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 19 for boys and girls. DfE data records 668 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 700.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (11 Mar 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 51.3 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was B- for 2023/24. admissions data records 233 first-preference applications and 120 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 19 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterSikh
AddressGreat King Street North, Birmingham, Birmingham, B19 2LF
HeadteacherCo Headteacher Co – Principal Chris Deeks Co – Principal Emma Wilks
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils668
Free School Meals (FSM)30.1%
School Capacity668 / 700 (95% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 5 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Nishkam High School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.