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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 High School
- Pupils on roll
- 949of 858 places
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 146
- Ofsted
- Report card, 17 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement ExceptionalAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing ExceptionalInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Queen Mary's High School (URN 104261, until 1 June 2011).
What the data says
Of the 120 pupils who finished Year 11 at Queen Mary's High School in 2023, 88% stayed on in Queen Mary's High School’s own sixth form (Walsall average 43%), 6% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 96 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 75% went to university (Walsall 35%, England 37%), and 52% 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 73.5 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Walsall, with 95% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Queen Mary's High 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 High School | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 120 | 3,611 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 88% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 6% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 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 High School | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 96 | 3,439 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 75% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 75% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 52% | 17% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 7% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 19% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Queen Mary's High School | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 73.5 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 95% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 87% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.17 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 71.9 | 34.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 74.0 | 48.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 30% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 146 | 100% | 89% | 71% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 146 | 100% | 86% | 74% | 21% | 99% |
| Mathematics | 145 | 99% | 88% | 69% | 22% | 100% |
| Biology | 136 | 93% | 23% | 77% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 135 | 92% | 23% | 72% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 135 | 92% | 23% | 60% | 46% | 100% |
| History | 89 | 61% | 41% | 73% | 26% | 97% |
| Spanish | 55 | 38% | 19% | 65% | 27% | 96% |
| Geography | 48 | 33% | 41% | 79% | 25% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 46 | 32% | 31% | 93% | 32% | 98% |
| French | 32 | 22% | 18% | 84% | 29% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 30 | 21% | 9% | 77% | 28% | 100% |
| German | 29 | 20% | 5% | 83% | 33% | 100% |
| Chinese | 28 | 19% | 1% | 93% | 75% | 100% |
| Drama | 22 | 15% | 7% | 77% | 27% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 21 | 14% | 13% | 62% | 30% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 19 | 13% | 11% | 74% | 23% | 100% |
| Music | 15 | 10% | 5% | 60% | 33% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 10 | 7% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 100% |
| Punjabi | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Queen Mary's High School | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 200 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 93 | 1,281 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.75 | 33.52 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 26% | 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 | 51 | 55% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 48 | 52% | 17% |
| Biology | 44 | 47% | 20% |
| Psychology | 29 | 31% | 23% |
| History | 21 | 23% | 13% |
| Economics | 14 | 15% | 13% |
| Physics | 12 | 13% | 12% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 11% | 5% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 10% | 4% |
| English Literature | 8 | 9% | 11% |
| Geography | 7 | 8% | 10% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Ancient History | — | — | 0% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| English Language | — | — | 4% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Punjabi | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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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.