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Academy converter · sixth form · 1,629 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.2
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Queen Mary's Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,399of 792 places
- Free school meals
- 27.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 179
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 28 March 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Queen Mary's Grammar School (URN 104262, until 1 June 2011).
What the data says
Of the 148 pupils who finished Year 11 at Queen Mary's Grammar School in 2023, 87% stayed on in Queen Mary's Grammar School’s own sixth form (Walsall average 43%), 8% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 243 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 62% went to university (Walsall 35%, England 37%), and 60% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 74.2 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Walsall, with 97% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Queen Mary's Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 92% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Walsall and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Queen Mary's Grammar School | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 148 | 3,611 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 87% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 8% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Queen Mary's Grammar School | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 243 | 3,439 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 75% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 62% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 60% | 17% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 14% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 19% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Queen Mary's Grammar School | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 74.2 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 89% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.23 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 24% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 69.4 | 34.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 75.7 | 48.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 39% | 21% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 179 | 100% | 88% | 89% | 22% | 99% |
| English Language | 179 | 100% | 89% | 50% | 20% | 98% |
| English Literature | 179 | 100% | 86% | 48% | 21% | 98% |
| Chemistry | 165 | 92% | 23% | 82% | 47% | 99% |
| Biology | 165 | 92% | 23% | 80% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 165 | 92% | 23% | 91% | 46% | 99% |
| Religious Studies | 154 | 86% | 31% | 47% | 32% | 95% |
| Geography | 118 | 66% | 41% | 86% | 25% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 109 | 61% | 18% | 71% | 20% | 98% |
| History | 89 | 50% | 41% | 65% | 26% | 97% |
| Design and Technology | 66 | 37% | 11% | 85% | 23% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 64 | 36% | 13% | 64% | 30% | 97% |
| Chinese | 56 | 31% | 1% | 82% | 75% | 100% |
| French | 49 | 27% | 18% | 39% | 29% | 94% |
| Spanish | 49 | 27% | 19% | 53% | 27% | 98% |
| Psychology | 34 | 19% | 3% | 47% | 22% | 94% |
| Physical Education | 27 | 15% | 11% | 59% | 24% | 96% |
| Art and Design | 15 | 8% | 7% | 53% | 24% | 93% |
| Combined Science | 14 | 8% | 65% | 21% | 9% | 93% |
| Music | 11 | 6% | 5% | 55% | 33% | 100% |
| Arabic | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Graphic Communication | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 23% | — |
| Punjabi | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 45 | 19% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 0% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Queen Mary's Grammar School | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 476 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 239 | 1,281 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 40.93 | 33.52 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 36% | 20% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 178 | 74% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 124 | 52% | 17% |
| Biology | 101 | 42% | 20% |
| Physics | 81 | 34% | 12% |
| Economics | 49 | 21% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 39 | 16% | 5% |
| Psychology | 33 | 14% | 23% |
| History | 27 | 11% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 8% | 5% |
| Geography | 17 | 7% | 10% |
| English Literature | 14 | 6% | 11% |
| Philosophy | 13 | 5% | 1% |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 4% | 2% |
| Product Design | 9 | 4% | 2% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 4% | 1% |
| Business Studies | 6 | 3% | 13% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 58 | 24% | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | 25 | 10% | — |
| Mathematics (Numeracy) | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.