Queen Mary's Grammar School
Sutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Headmaster
- Mr Richard Langton
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 792
- Pupils on roll
- 1,399
- URN
- 136773
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922720696
About this school
Queen Mary's Grammar School is a boys' secondary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,399 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Mary's Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 148 | 150 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 74.3 | 74.3 | 74.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.29 to +0.75 | +0.60 +0.37 to +0.83 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 97.3% | 97.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 98.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 90.7% | 88.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Queen Mary's Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74.3 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 74.3 | 44.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 74.2 | 43 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,312 |
| 2023/24 | 1,344 |
| 2024/25 | 1,377 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Mary's Grammar School compares
Queen Mary's Grammar School ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74.2 | 4.7% | 28.8% | 1,399 | — |
| Blue Coat Church of England Academy | 37.4 | 8.8% | 56.1% | 972 | 0.4 miles |
| Walsall Studio School | 26.9 | 18.2% | 45.8% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Queen Mary's High School | 73.5 | 4.9% | 27.6% | 949 | 0.9 miles |
| Joseph Leckie Academy | 42.4 | 10.2% | 52.2% | 1,524 | 1.1 miles |
| West Walsall E-ACT Academy | 39.9 | 8.4% | 56.8% | 1,186 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.75%
- English as an additional language
- 25.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 10.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blue Coat Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Walsall
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Walsall Studio School0.7 miles
Secondary · Walsall
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Queen Mary's High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Walsall
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Joseph Leckie Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
West Walsall E-ACT Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Queen Mary's Grammar School ranks 1st of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Walsall.
- Aldridge School - A Science College Secondary
- Barr Beacon School Secondary
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy Secondary
- Brownhills Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Cheslyn Hay Academy Secondary
- Great Wyrley Academy Secondary
- Joseph Leckie Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Secondary
- Queen Mary's High School Secondary
- Shire Oak Academy Secondary
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Secondary
- Walsall Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Mary's Grammar School teach?
- Queen Mary's Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headmaster of Queen Mary's Grammar School?
- The headmaster of Queen Mary's Grammar School is Mr Richard Langton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Mary's Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Mary's Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Queen Mary's Grammar School?
- Queen Mary's Grammar School has 1,399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Queen Mary's Grammar School full?
- Queen Mary's Grammar School has capacity for 792 pupils and 1,399 on roll (177%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Queen Mary's Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Queen Mary's Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Mary's Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Queen Mary's Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Queen Mary's Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Queen Mary's Grammar School is part of THE MERCIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Mary's Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 74.3 in 2022/23 and 74.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Mary's Grammar School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Queen Mary's Grammar School ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Walsall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Mary's Grammar School's absence rate?
- Queen Mary's Grammar School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Mary's Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Mary's Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.