Queen Mary's Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Walsall
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered · non-Pupil Premium | 225 |
From Queen Mary's Grammar School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Walsall Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Queen Mary's Grammar School is a secondary school in Walsall for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Queen Mary's Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026: 367 first-choice applications for 178 offers, 2.1 first choices per offer, the highest of 17 Walsall secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 135 offers went to first-choice families, 232 first-choice families were not offered a place, and 43 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 557 of the 803 applications for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Walsall; 110 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 97% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Walsall.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Walsall schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,399 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are very enthusiastic about attending the school.”
- “‘It’s the best decision I ever made,’ sums up the views of those students who joined in Year 12.”
- “All pupils who responded to inspectors agreed they feel safe.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 97% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 74.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 367 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 135 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walsall Studio School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Queen Mary's High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Joseph Leckie Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Walsall E-ACT Academy 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Aldridge School - A Science College 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barr Beacon School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic College 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published