Queen Mary's Grammar School
About the school
Queen Mary's Grammar School is a state-funded grammar school in West Midlands.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 March 2023
- Published
- 22 May 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 74.2
- Walsall
- 43
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Walsall
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 97.20%
- Walsall
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 98.90%
- Walsall
- 57.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 88.80%
- Walsall
- 36.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 7.23
- Walsall
- 3.77
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 40.93
AAB or better
- School
- 36.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1377
Girls
10.17%
Boys
89.83%
SEN support
4.50%
Education, health and care plan
0.44%
English as an additional language
25.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
28.75%
Overall absence
4.67
Persistent absence
10.72
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
148
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
98%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
243
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
62%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
14%
Admissions
Admittance to the school is by entrance exam taken at the age of 10/11. Since September 2020, 180 pupils enter the school in September each year, increased gradually from 96 in September 2012. The school has grown from 718 in 2011 to 1,305 in 2022. There is separate admission into the Sixth Form based on academic performance at GCSE, requiring a minimum score of 54 points in GCSEs and least a 7 in the applicant's chosen subjects. As of 2019, there are over 400 students on roll in the Sixth Form. At this stage of the school, girls are also admitted.