How to Apply
Summary of application process
Pupil Admissions will open for Reception year (age 4) on 1st October 2025. Please check with your local Authority.
You may choose to apply either through:
1. A Faith category place (50% of all places). If you are a practising member of a religion you may choose to apply through this category. Please complete Steps 1 and 2.
2. An Open place (the remaining 50% of places). If you are not a practising member of a faith please complete Step 1 only.
STEP 1 - For all applicants
All applicants must complete the Preference/Application Form for school’s admissions from your Local Authority, where you live, before 15th January 2026.
The Local Authority Preference/Application full guidance and form for school admissions may be found on the following websites (depending on where you live), for example:
Birmingham: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20119/school_admissions/1786/apply_for_reception_primary_school
Sandwell: https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/school-admissions
Please ensure if you are applying under the staff or sibling category this is stated when completing your preferences.
Please see our Admissions Policies:
STEP 2 - for Faith category places only (reserved for 50% of places)
To apply for a Faith category place please complete and submit both Part A and Part B by 15th January 2026 for Reception (age 4) applicants:
1. Part A: Place of Worship Form
and
2. Part B: Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Part A: Print and complete Form A or Form B
Step 1: Print and complete Form A or Form B
Form A. Sikh applicants: Please ensure the form below is completed, signed, and stamped by your Gurudwara.
Form B. Non-Sikh Applicants: Please ensure the form below is completed, signed, and stamped by your place of worship.
Non-Sikh Place of Worship form
Note: If you are unable to print the form, please contact the school for a paper copy.
Step 2: Please upload the completed Place of Worship form using the following link. If applicable, Non-Sikh applicants may also submit initiation certificates (for example Baptism if Christian) or similar evidence using the same link. (Place of Worship Form and Other Document Upload for Reception applications)
For any queries please contact admissions.npsb@nishkamschools.org
Part B: Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Please complete the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) using the following link:
STEP 3 - Notification
Your Local Authority in which you live will notify you of which school your child has gained a place in on National Offer Day, 16th April 2026.
If you have any questions please call us on 0121 647 6890 or email admissions.npsb@nishkamschools.org
In Year Admissions
Please kindly note that Nishkam School is heavily oversubscribed. However if you are considering applying for a place at Nishkam school for your child other than for the beginning of Reception the process for applying is different to the above. This is known as an ‘In Year Application’. Please note that this is not undertaken directly through the school but through Birmingham City council.
Please read and apply through: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20119/school_admissions/587/in-year_school_admissions
If you would like this application to be considered as a ‘Faith’ category place please also complete 'In year Part A' and 'In Year Part B' below:
In Year Part A: Place of Worship form 2025 2026
Step 1: Print and complete either Form A or Form B
Form A. Sikh applicants: Please ensure the form below is completed, signed, and stamped by your Gurudwara.
In Year Sikh Place of Worship Form
Form B. Non-Sikh Applicants: Please ensure the form below is completed, signed, and stamped by your place of worship.
In Year Non-Sikh Place of Worship Form
Note: If you are unable to print the form, please contact the school for a paper copy.
Step 2: Please upload the completed Place of Worship form using the following link. If applicable, Non-Sikh applicants may also submit initiation certificates (for example Baptism if Christian) or similar evidence using the same link. (In year Place of Worship form & other documents upload)
For any queries please contact admissions.npsb@nishkamschools.org
In Year Part B: Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Please complete the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) using the following link:
In addition please carefully read the ‘In Year Admissions Policy for Academic Year 2025-2026’
The following links are also available for further information:
Appeals and Appeals Timetable
Any appeal you may have formally undertaken against a decision not to offer you a school place are administered via the School Admissions and Pupil Placements Service, Birmingham City Council. Full details are available on the following link:
Admission arrangements for pupils with disabilities
Children are admitted according to our Admissions Policy. The admission of pupils with disabilities is the same as those applied to pupils without disabilities. The school complies fully with the Equality Act and the School Admissions Code in relation to the arrangements for the admission of disabled pupils. Where the school is oversubscribed all children are admitted in accordance with the published oversubscription criteria. Where a child is disabled the school will make reasonable adjustments and provide auxiliary aids or services to ensure that no disabled child is placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to other pupils. Parents of children with disabilities are advised to speak to us prior to admission to discuss any reasonable adjustments required so we can plan accordingly.