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Nishkam School West London, Osterley

Outstanding
All-through
Free schools
Mixed
Sikh
Ages 4–19

Nishkam School West London is an all-through school for pupils aged 4 to 19 in Osterley, part of Nishkam Schools Multi Academy Trust. It has a Sikh religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2024. Its 2026 GCSE results were the highest of the 21 schools in Hounslow with published results, and 163rd of 3,298 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Well above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hounslow (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hounslow (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Nishkam School West London in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Nishkam School West London averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48 in Hounslow and 47 across England.

79% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Hounslow and 47% in England.

That is up from 62.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.92: 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 52.7, against 67 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Spanish.

Getting a place at Nishkam School West London

For September 2026 entry, 117 families put Nishkam School West London as their first choice and 213 named it as one of their preferences, for 112 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Nishkam School West London

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Nishkam School West London are Bolder Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.7); Isleworth and Syon School for Boys (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); The Green School for Girls (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); and The Green School for Boys (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.4).

Nishkam School West London's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Bolder AcademyIsleworth and Syon School for BoysThe Green School for GirlsThe Green School for Boys

The trust

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

All 6 schools in Nishkam Schools Multi Academy Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 134 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 13% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Who goes there

13.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 46.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (76%), other ethnic groups (13%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 70 pupils (4.7%) received SEN support and 35 (2.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Syon Lane Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wood Lane Railway Bridge (->n), 240 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 228 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hounslow (388).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Nishkam School West London issued 50 suspensions, 3.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Nishkam School West London are Marlborough Primary School (0.7 miles), The Smallberry Green Primary School (0.9 miles), Isleworth Town Primary School (1 mile) and Our Lady and St John's Catholic Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Marlborough Primary SchoolThe Smallberry Green Primary SchoolIsleworth Town Primary SchoolOur Lady and St John's Catholic Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Co Headteacher Sukhjeet Rai (Primary) & Gerard Dineen (Secondary) NSWL
Pupils:1,491
LA:Hounslow
Phone:02031418760
Address:152 Syon Lane, Osterley, TW7 5PN
Trust:NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (6 schools)
Status:open
Opened:9 September 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 24 January 2024View full report
URN:139720
UKPRN:10042000
Constituency:Brentford and Isleworth
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its January 2024 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years, Sixth form.

At a Glance

13.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around 0.92 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 60.1 to 64.5 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 75% to 79% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-64.578.9%
Disadvantaged(19)-52.742.1%
Not known to be disadvantaged(90)-67.086.7%
Boys(62)-63.571%
Girls(47)-65.889.4%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(57)-63.477.2%
Non mobile(107)-64.980.4%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Literature218
Mathematics218
English Language218
Religious Studies216
Combined Science166
Spanish144
Geography140
Business Studies140
Social Studies100
Other Modern Languages70
History70
Hospitality and Catering56
Biology52
Chemistry52
Physics52
Art and Design36
Sports Studies30
Computer Science30
Music12
Film Studies4

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 134 students

Continued education96%
Further education13%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment1%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

0

Permanent exclusions

0.00%

Exclusion rate

50

Suspensions

3.47%

Suspension rate

38 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,439 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Keep up with Nishkam School West London

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Nishkam School West London.

  • Isleworth Kumon Centre (Nishkam)At the school · Not yet graded
  • Footy Fun 4 Kids780m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Syon Lane Station (Entrance)
971m · 16 min walk
Syon Lane Rail Station
979m · 16 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Boston Manor Underground Station
1.3km · 20 min walk
Boston Manor Station
1.3km · 21 min walk

Bus Stops

Wood Lane Railway Bridge (->N)
244m · 4 min walk
Conquest Club (->S)
249m · 4 min walk
Jersey Road (->W)
336m · 5 min walk
Braybourne Drive / Great West Road (Stop F)
376m · 6 min walk
Bolder Academy (->S)
432m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Nishkam School West London is in Hounslow; for families living there:

Apply to Hounslow for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
16
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Hounslow is 52.5 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

1,437 pupils

1,496 places

59 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Osterley

Low pressure
New homes approved:83
Projected new pupils:15

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Osterley

Across Hounslow council

Low demand council-wide1.03 applications per place

Places available

3,076

Applications

3,156

Got 1st preference

68.9%

Got preferred school

95.6%

All secondary applications across Hounslow council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

24 January 2024
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
Sixth FormOutstanding
7 July 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

14 September 2016
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

70

SEN Support

35

EHC Plans

7.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication29
Autistic Spectrum Disorder22
Social, Emotional & Mental Health18
Moderate Learning Difficulty15
Hearing Impairment7
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability3
Visual Impairment2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
0.2%
Asian
75.9%
Black
0.5%
Mixed
8.4%
Chinese
0.1%
Other
12.5%
Unclassified
2.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals13.3%
English as Additional Language46.3%

1,491

Total Pupils

778

Boys

713

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

85

Teachers

17.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,914

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,879

Per pupil

£8143k

Total funding

£216k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£472,830
EAL funding£121,140
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.2%

Overall absence

6.7%

Persistent absence

1,209

Enrolments

Authorised3.3%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)6.7%
Severe (50%+)0.2%

Absence trend

2.9%
18/19
3.3%
20/21
6.1%
21/22
5.9%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
4.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Nishkam School West London

What are GCSE results like at Nishkam School West London?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Nishkam School West London achieved an Attainment 8 score of 64.5. 79% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Nishkam School West London's Ofsted rating?

Nishkam School West London was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024.

What is the catchment area for Nishkam School West London?

No fixed boundary. When Nishkam School West London is oversubscribed, Hounslow allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Nishkam School West London?

Nishkam School West London was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Nishkam School West London?

Classes at Nishkam School West London average 26.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Nishkam School West London?

Nishkam School West London has around 1491 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Nishkam School West London?

4.2% of sessions were missed at Nishkam School West London in 2024/25. 6.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Nishkam School West London?

Apply through Hounslow's coordinated admissions process, naming Nishkam School West London on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Nishkam School West London have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Isleworth Kumon Centre (Nishkam) (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Nishkam School West London?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hounslow is 52.5 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Nishkam School West London?

Nishkam School West London is at 152 Syon Lane, Osterley, TW7 5PN.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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