Brownhills Ormiston Academy

Walsall, WS8 7QG · Walsall grammar school

Ofsted: Good Mixed
Progress 8 (2023/24)
-0.46

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2013-06-06)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding

What the entrance test covers

Both Walsall grammar schools (Queen Mary's Grammar School and Queen Mary's High School) use the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test — the shared GL Assessment test also used by the Birmingham and Telford grammars: Two multiple-choice papers of about 50 minutes each (roughly an hour per session with administration), assessing verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and English comprehension. Scores are age-standardised and each school sets its own qualifying and priority thresholds from the shared result. One registration (early May to late June of Year 5) and one sitting in mid-September of Year 6 covers every West Midlands consortium school you name.

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Walsall admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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