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Nishkam Primary School Birmingham
3-11 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 9SN
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham is a Sikh free school. It has about 420 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In April 2015 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Nishkam Schools Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton, Akaal Primary School and Nishkam School West London.)
Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Admissions and Representation.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is above average.
Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
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