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Queen Mary's High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Upper Forster Street, Walsall WS4 2AE · qmhs.org.uk · 01922 721013
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 73.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Walsall 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 949
- 91 over 858 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 29.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Mercian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 263 families put the school first and 149 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 | 149 | 263 | 1.8▲ | 37% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 144 | 312 | 2.2▲ | 29% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 145 | 271 | 1.9▲ | 36% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 136 | 259 | 1.9▲ | 41% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 142 | 261 | 1.8▲ | 37% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 73.5, and 95.2% 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 (38.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲73.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲95.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲87.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.17 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 91.2 | +3 |
| Sixth form college | 2 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 6.1 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 0.7 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 students | B (38.8) | Below average -0.26 | |
| 93 students | B (38.7) | Below average -0.27 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 96 | B (38.7) | -0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 93 | B (39.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 105 | B+ (41.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 70 | B- (36.5) | -0.25 |
| 2017/18 | 101 | B- (35.5) | -0.29 |
| 2016/17 | 103 | C (31.4) | -0.25 |
| 2015/16 | 93 | C (30.5) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 77.3 | −8.4 |
| Other education | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 8.2 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | +4.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.2 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Queen Mary's High School on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sixth form Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Positive
- 88%
- Replies
- 78
- 8% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on 13 parents (17%) whose child was bullied
based on 11 parents (14%) with SEND