Queen Mary's High School
Upper Forster Street, Walsall, WS4 2AE
949 pupils · 111% of 858 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 73.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 95.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 98.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 87% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 149 | 263 | 851 | 149 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 144 | 312 | 874 | 144 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 145 | 271 | 753 | 145 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 136 | 259 | 718 | 136 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 142 | 261 | 744 | 142 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 147 | 316 | 803 | 147 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 146 | 306 | 803 | 146 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 121 | 266 | 722 | 121 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Walsall Studio School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Queen Mary's Grammar School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- West Walsall E-ACT Academy 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Joseph Leckie Academy 2.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Wood Green Academy 3.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.