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Queen Mary's Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Sutton Road, Walsall WS1 2PG · qmgs.walsall.sch.uk · 01922 720696
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 74.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,399
- 607 over 792 places · 177%
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 27.7%
- First language not English
- 21.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Mercian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 367 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 37% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 178 | 367 | 2.1▲ | 37% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 343 | 2▲ | 36% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 166 | 357 | 2.2▲ | 36% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 167 | 358 | 2.1▲ | 38% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 352 | 2▲ | 40% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 74.2, and 97.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Walsall it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲74.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲88.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 90 | −6.6 |
| Sixth form college | 3.3 | — |
| Further education | 4.7 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.3 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 239 students | B (40.9) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 240 students | B (41) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 25 students | Dist (36.5) | Average -0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 228 | B (39.7) | -0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 241 | B (39.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 207 | B+ (42.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 187 | B (38.9) | -0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 180 | B (39.9) | -0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 178 | B- (38) | -0.23 |
| 2015/16 | 162 | B (38.6) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.3 | −8 |
| Further and other education | 3.9 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 1.3 | — |
| Other education | 2.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +2 |
| Employment | 7.8 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 7.4 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Queen Mary's Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Nov 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 97
- 7% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (10%) with SEND