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OpenSecondaryURN 136773

Queen Mary's Grammar School

Academy converter · Walsall · WS1 2PG

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Phase

Secondary

Age range

Ages 11–18

Pupils

1,399

Local authority

Walsall

Age range

Ages 1118

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Walsall, Walsall, 1,399 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 27.7%.

Open schools in Walsall
107
Secondary schools in Walsall
15
Academies among open schools in Walsall
52% (56)
Open schools in WS1
18
Secondary in WS1
3
Open schools in Walsall LA
134
Secondary in Walsall LA
18

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Overview

School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–18
Gender
Boys
Status
Open
URN
136773

Location

Address
Sutton Road
Postcode
WS1 2PG
Town
Walsall
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Walsall
District
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
1,399
Boys / girls
1,250 / 149
School capacity
792
Capacity fill
1,399 / 792 (177%)
Free school meals
27.7%
FSM pupils
249
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Boys

School characteristics

Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE MERCIAN TRUST
Academy trust
THE MERCIAN TRUST

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Richard Langton
Telephone
01922720696

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Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-03-28

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 8
74.3
Progress 8
0.6
English & maths grade 5+
97%
English & maths grade 4+
100%
EBacc entry
91%
EBacc APS
7.2

Source: DfE school and college performance tables