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How to Apply

Summary of application process

Pupil Admissions will open for Reception year (age 4) on 1st October 2024. 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 2025. 

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

               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

             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:   

https://forms.office.com/e/6D4MV5nPEB 

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 2025. 

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:   

https://forms.office.com/e/wSryJEqQKn 

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:

https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20119/school_admissions/207/appeal_against_a_decision_to_refuse_your_child_a_school_place

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.