Queen Mary's Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Walsall
Sutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 28/03/2023
Application demand
36%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
10.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,399
Capacity used
Over capacity177%
792 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
36%
1st preference success rate
125 of 343 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
828
Total applications
4.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 343 | 125 | ● 36% |
| 2nd preference | 249 | 44 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 125 | 5 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 111 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 828 | 174 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Walsall lets families list 5 preferences. 568 applications came from outside the council area (104 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Langton
- Address
- Sutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG
- Phone
- 01922720696
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward / constituency
- Paddock · Walsall and Bloxwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136773
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE MERCIAN TRUST
1,399 pupils · 792 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 914 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 74.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.60 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.21 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.72 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 74.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 97.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 88.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.23 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.93 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 36% | 17% |
| A-level students | 239 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 179 | 89% | 99% | 99% | |
| English Language | 179 | 50% | 97% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 179 | 48% | 93% | 98% | |
| Biology | 165 | 80% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 165 | 91% | 99% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 165 | 82% | 99% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 154 | 47% | 92% | 95% | |
| Geography | 118 | 86% | 99% | 100% | |
| Business | 109 | 71% | 94% | 98% | |
| History | 89 | 65% | 91% | 97% | |
| Design & Technology | 66 | 85% | 98% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 64 | 64% | 91% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 179 | 17% | 48% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 126 | 9% | 40% | 64% | |
| Biology | 103 | 12% | 46% | 75% | |
| Physics | 82 | 11% | 38% | 60% | |
| Economics | 50 | 10% | 38% | 76% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 39 | 18% | 51% | 77% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 3% | 15% | 62% | |
| History | 27 | 11% | 63% | 85% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 16% | 53% | 89% | |
| Geography | 17 | 12% | 41% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 21% | 43% | 71% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 13 | 8% | 23% | 46% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12741: Queen Mary's Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 17 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 77% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 78% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Walsall council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.