Nishkam High School, Birmingham

In 2026, pupils at Nishkam High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 51.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.69: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 49.9, against 53.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 233 families put Nishkam High School as their first choice and 1119 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is 1.9 first choices for every place. 134 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Nishkam High School are Holte School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); Aston Manor Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45); King Edward VI Handsworth School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 76.2); and Jewellery Quarter Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.1).

Nishkam High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Nishkam High School is one of 6 schools run by Nishkam Schools Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

108 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Nishkam High School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 68% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (68%).

Of the 102 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 62 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 74% went on to university or other higher education and 10% to apprenticeships. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

28.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (72%), Black (14%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 63 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 26 (3.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro), about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boulton Circus (after), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Nishkam High School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 877 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Nishkam High School issued 59 suspensions, 8.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Nishkam High School are Anglesey Primary School (0.3 miles), St Francis Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), St Chad's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles) and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.