Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolQueen Mary's High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Walsall.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Mary's Grammar School and Queen Mary's High School are secondary schools in Walsall.
Queen Mary's Grammar School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Queen Mary's High School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Queen Mary's Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Queen Mary's Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Queen Mary's High School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 72.6 for Queen Mary's Grammar School and 74.1 for Queen Mary's High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Queen Mary's Grammar School (77.9 in 2021-22, 72.6 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Queen Mary's High School (76.6 in 2021-22, 74.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WalsallQueen Mary's Grammar School | WalsallQueen Mary's High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B83/100Stronger figure | B79/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 19 in Walsall Stronger figure | 2nd of 19 in Walsall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Strong | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,399 | 949 | |
| Capacity | 792 | 858 | |
| Location | Walsall, WS1 2PG | Walsall, WS4 2AE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 72.6 | 74.1 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 93.9% | 95.9% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97.2% | 100.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 180 | 148 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 239 | 93 | |
| A-level average points | 40.9 Stronger figure | 38.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.9 Stronger figure | 39.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 36.0% Stronger figure | 25.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,377 | 944 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.8% | 27.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.4% | 29.2% | |
| SEN support | 4.5% | 5.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.7% Stronger figure | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.7% Stronger figure | 13.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Queen Mary's High School
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