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Queen Mary's Grammar School

Academy converter · Walsall · WS1 2PG

Ages 11–18 · 1,399 pupils · Walsall

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Attainment 8

74.3

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

2.18 · Highly competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.60
−20+2
Attainment 874.3
English & maths grade 5+97%
English & maths grade 4+100%
EBacc entry91%

EBacc APS: 7.2

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.2%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
877

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

2.18 · Highly competitive

1st preferences

357

Places offered

166

1st-preference offers

130

Total preferences (any rank)
828
Preferred offers (top 3)
166
Applications from outside LA
572
Offers to outside-LA applicants
90
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

1,399 pupils · 792 places

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 type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE MERCIAN TRUST
Academy trust
THE MERCIAN TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Richard Langton

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

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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Richard Langton
Telephone
01922720696
Website
http://www.qmgs.walsall.sch.uk/

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