Multi-academy trust
Nishkam Schools Multi Academy Trust
6 schools across 5 local authorities in East Midlands, London, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, teaching 3,459 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Primary
- 4
- Secondary
- 2
- Pupils
- 3,459
- Average Attainment 8
- 56.8
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 79%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 5 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits well above the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.80 (interval 0.62 to 0.99). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 216 pupils across 2 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
2 of the trust's 6 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 4 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement; 4 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Nishkam Schools Multi Academy Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishkam School West LondonFree schools | Osterley | Outstanding 2024 | 62.4 | 0.920.68 to 1.17 | |
| Akaal Primary SchoolFree schools | Derby | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| Nishkam Primary School BirminghamFree schools | Birmingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Nishkam Primary School WolverhamptonFree schools | Wolverhampton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Primley Wood Primary SchoolFree schools | Leeds | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Nishkam High SchoolFree schools | Birmingham | No overall grade | 51.3 | 0.690.40 to 0.97 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.