Queen Mary's High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Walsall
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered · Pupil Premium | 200 |
| Lowest score offered · non-Pupil Premium | 212 |
| Minimum qualifying score | 200 |
From Queen Mary's High 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 High School is a secondary school in Walsall for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Queen Mary's High 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: 263 first-choice applications for 149 offers, 1.8 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 17 Walsall secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 96 offers went to first-choice families, 167 first-choice families were not offered a place, and 53 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 546 of the 851 applications for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Walsall; 83 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 95% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd 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
- Upper Forster Street, Walsall, WS4 2AE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 949 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Queen Mary's High School.”
- “A culture of high ambition and expectation shapes every aspect of school life.”
- “The distinctive 'spirit of Queen Mary's' underpins everything from the house system to the meaningful contributions pupils make both within school and in the wider community.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to ensure that in-year adjustments to the learning plans of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are consistently shared and enacted across the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 95% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 73.5 | 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: 263 first-preference applications, 149 offers in total, 96 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.
- Walsall Studio School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen Mary's Grammar School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- West Walsall E-ACT Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Joseph Leckie Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aldridge School - A Science College 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Willenhall E-ACT Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Walsall Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published