Nishkam High School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.13 miles
Faith-(Keshadari 1812 metres) · Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Nishkam High School is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Nishkam High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.13 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place under one of its admission criteria lived 1.13 miles from the school.
- That 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer than in 2025 and 2021, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 233 first-choice applications for 120 offers; 99 offers went to first-choice families, and 134 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 51.3 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Great King Street North, Birmingham, B19 2LF
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 668 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Nishkam High School is rooted in its inclusivity and academic excellence.”
- “Pupils are very proud of their school and enjoy their learning.”
- “It is a place open to all, where pupils can feel accepted and integrated, including those from other faiths or none and those facing challenges with their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 233 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 99 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Holte School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Aston Manor Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- King Edward VI Handsworth School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Jewellery Quarter Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aston University Engineering Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- King Edward VI Aston School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy 1.2 mi Good
- King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys 1.3 mi Good Last distance published