Queen Mary's Grammar School vs Queen Mary's High School
Both are grammar schools in Walsall, 0.9 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| Queen Mary's Grammar School | Queen Mary's High School | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Boys | Girls |
| Pupils on roll | 1,377 | 944 |
| Free school meals | 25.7% | 24.5% |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Attainment 8 — 2024/25 | 74.2 | 73.5 |
| A-level average points — 2024/25 | 40.93 | 38.75 |
| 11+ test board | GL Assessment | GL Assessment |
| Admission system | pass/fail then criteria order | pass/fail then criteria order |
| Places offered — 202627 | 178 | 149 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 2.06 | 1.77 |
Qualifying scores
Queen Mary's Grammar School
No fixed published pass mark for this school. It uses the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test, but sets its own qualifying and priority thresholds annually from the shared result (the published 205 qualifying / 224 priority figures apply to the Birmingham King Edward VI Foundation schools, not automatically here).
Queen Mary's High School
No fixed published pass mark for this school. It uses the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test, but sets its own qualifying and priority thresholds annually from the shared result (the published 205 qualifying / 224 priority figures apply to the Birmingham King Edward VI Foundation schools, not automatically here).
Who gets priority
Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.
Queen Mary's Grammar School
- Looked After/Previously Looked After boys achieving the qualifying score, by rank order
- Up to 30% of places (54 of PAN 180): Pupil Premium boys achieving the qualifying score — (B1) Walsall state-primary pupi
- Other boys achieving the qualifying score, by rank order, until PAN is reached
Source: school admissions policy.
Queen Mary's High School
- Looked After/Previously Looked After girls achieving the minimum qualifying score, by rank order
- Up to 30% of places (45 of PAN 150): Pupil Premium girls achieving the qualifying score — (B1) Walsall state-primary pup
- Other girls achieving the qualifying score, by rank order, until PAN is reached
Source: school admissions policy.
Choosing between them
Queen Mary's Grammar School is a boys school and Queen Mary's High School is a girls school, so for many families the starting point is which one can admit their child. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.
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