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Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Harmander Singh Dhanjal

corporate_fareNISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWolverhampton, WV3 0PR

language Visit Website phone 1902537970

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

415

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton is a Free schools primary school in Wolverhampton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton is a free schools in Wolverhampton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 421 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 23% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #10 of 62 primaries in Wolverhampton and #761 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 60%

Reading93% LA 72%

Writing89% LA 68%

Maths95% LA 69%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.3

0.4 to 3.8

3.1

Write

LA 0.1

1.5 to 4.7

4.2

Maths

LA 0.0

2.6 to 5.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 65%

Reading-% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.4

Write

LA 0.6

Maths

LA -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%

Reading-% LA 72%

Writing-% LA 76%

Maths-% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.6

Write

LA 0.9

Maths

LA 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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04 February 2020

Inspection Report

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31 January 2019

Inspection Report

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17 October 2017

Inspection Report

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14 April 2016

Inspection Report

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09 June 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2020-02-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-01-31

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-10-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-04-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-09

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 421 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	421	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	422	4	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	419	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	421	3	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	420	8	1.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	415	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	419	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	419	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	376	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	372	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	351	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	351	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	349	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	294	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	289	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	163	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils