Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton, a multi-faith school for boys and girls aged 4-11. It is our ambition to go beyond academic excellence and provide a faith-inspired, virtues-led experience that will allow our pupils to become compassionate leaders of tomorrow."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, basketball, multi-sports, running, yoga, choir, chess, coding and Lego.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton reached the expected standard in reading and 95% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton are Merridale Primary School (0.3 miles); Bantock Primary School (0.4 miles); Graiseley Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 63% maths); and West Park Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths).

Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

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

Across the trust's primary schools, 91% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

22 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

35.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (67%), Mixed (11%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

In 2026, 65 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 12 (2.9%) 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 Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ashland Street (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton 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 706 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton issued 6 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton are The Royal School, Wolverhampton (0.7 miles); Wolverhampton Girls' High School (0.9 miles); Thomas Telford University Technical College (1.1 miles); and St Peter's Collegiate Academy (1.1 miles).