How to Apply
Summary of application for Reception
Please note, as NSWL is an all-through school from 4-18yrs old, and is full in all year groups, there is no longer any formal Year 7 entry into the school.
The planned admission number (PAN) for Nishkam School West London is 108 pupils per year.
Pupil admissions will open for Reception year (age 4) on 1st September 2024.
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 Reception applicants
All Reception 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:
Hounslow: https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20026/school_admissions
Ealing: https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201113/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
If you are applying for a place based on faith, (50% of all places), please kindly complete this application by;
- for age 4 (Reception) places: 15th January 2025
Download and complete the Supplementary Information Form for Reception September 2025. If applying In year please complete the In year Supplementary Information Form. Please fill in all the information and have it countersigned by the appropriate religious authority (from your place of worship). This should include both the relevant signature and stamp from the place of worship.
2. Once the Supplementary Information Form is completed, signed and stamped please send via email to primaryadmissions.nswl@nishkamschools.org or secondaryadmissions.nswl@nishkamschools.org and add the Year group and “Supplementary Information Form” to the subject box.
Please note the Supplementary Information Form will need to be fully and correctly completed within the specified deadlines. All other forms will unfortunately have to be legally rejected. In this circumstance your child’s place will automatically be considered within the ‘open category’.
STEP 3
Your Local Authority in which you live will notify you of which school your child has gained a place in on National Offer Day on 16th April 2025 for Reception.
For further information please contact the school office on 0203 141 8760 or email
Reception- primaryadmissions.nswl@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 Hounslow Local Authority.
Please read and apply through: Hounslow In Year Admissions
If you would like this application to be considered as a ‘Faith’ category place please also complete STEP 2 above.
In addition please carefully read the following
Admissions Policy for Academic Year 2024-25 - In Year - Reception
Admissions Policy for Academic Year 2024-25 - In Year - Year 12
The following links are also available for further information:
Appeals
For appeals information please go to Appeals
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.