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Grammar secondary · 11 to 18 · Girls · 949 pupils

Queen Mary's High School

Upper Forster Street, Walsall, WS4 2AE
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027

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Ofsted report card · March 20261st (1/19)Oversubscribed · 1.8 first choices per place (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 75th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: 1st.
1st (1/19)Rank among 19 Walsall secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Walsall league table →
Inspection
Ofsted report card, March 2026
Getting in
Oversubscribed for Year 7 2026
Results
+0.55 progress 8; 74.1 attainment 8
Size
949 pupils; 149 places a year; classes of 24
Run by
The Mercian Trust
Type
Academy converter
Ages
11 to 18 · Girls
Ofsted, March 2026The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
AchievementExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Safeguarding standardsMet
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: +0.55, against -0.19 in Walsall.
  • Attainment 8: 74.1, against 43.8 in Walsall.
  • Oversubscribed: 1.8 first choices for each place (Year 7 2026).
  • We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
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At a glance

Against Walsall and England
This schoolWalsallEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
+0.55
Better than Walsall
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
74.1
Better than Walsall
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
96%
Better than Walsall
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
4.9%
Better than Walsall
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
13.2%
Better than Walsall
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
0.7
Better than Walsall
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
24.5
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
28%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
19.0
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.8
More sought after than Walsall
Walsall and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • Places are given by the 11+ test first, then usually by distance or area. DfE, Get Information about Schools
  • 263 families put it first for 149 places; 96 of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Quality

  • Ofsted report card (Achievement: Exceptional; Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met) Ofsted · inspected 17 March 2026
  • Progress 8: +0.55 (England +0.01) (county -0.19) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 74.1 (England 47.4) (county 43.8) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 96% (England 48%) (county 39%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: well above average DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 4.9% of sessions missed; 13% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 8.5% and 24% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 1 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 17); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 24.5 pupils; 14% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 19.0 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 18 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 47 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 4 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 15.1 µg/m³, PM2.5 8.2 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • The Mercian Trust, with 12 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined January 2018
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 June 2011 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Queen Mary's High School (URN 104261) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 June 2011
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 7202614926385196
Year 7202514431287491
Year 7202414527175397
Year 72023136259718107
Year 7202214226174497
Year 72021147316803122
Year 72020146306803116
Year 7201912126672280
Year 7201811320666172
Year 7201710427673078

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8+0.55+0.01-0.192023/2024
Attainment 874.147.443.82025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above96%48%39%2025/2026
Average A level gradeB——2024/2025

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)1st (1/19)
A level (16 to 18)Top 12% (2/17)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
17 March 2026Report card7 areas graded
12 October 2021Graded inspectionOutstanding

Source: Ofsted, 2026.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/24148100%In education 99%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 0.7%
After GCSEs2022/2312098%In education 97%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 0.8%
After GCSEs2021/2211998%In education 98%; Apprenticeship 0.8%; Employment 0.0%
After sixth form2023/249789%Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 2.1%; Employment 8.2%
After sixth form2022/239692%Further education 1.0%; Apprenticeship 5.2%; Employment 7.3%
After sixth form2021/2210595%Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 2.9%; Employment 5.7%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

Walsall league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/254.9%4.4%0.5%13%0.5%
2023/246.0%5.3%0.7%18%0.5%
2022/236.4%5.8%0.6%21%0.4%
Schools with a similar intake8.5%24%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 896 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/250.70.7%70
2023/241.31.3%120
2022/232.11.4%190
Schools with a similar intake16.8

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size24.52025/26
Classes over 30 pupils14%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher19.0November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus18

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20258
20249
202310
20229
202111

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 4 serious and 0 fatal in all; 13 involved a pedestrian, 4 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO215.12024
PM1013.32024
PM258.22024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals28%2025/26
First language other than English29%2025/26
SEN support5.0%2025/26
Education, health and care plan0.2%2025/26
Girls99%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • The Mercian Trust, with 12 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined January 2018
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 June 2011 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Queen Mary's High School (URN 104261) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 June 2011
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Area

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Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Walsall and the Walsall league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.