Queen Mary's Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 136773
- Address
- Sutton Road, WS1 2PG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1344 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 89.0%
- Girls
- 11.0%
- First language not English
- 30.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 9.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.1%
Indian 38.5%
Pakistani 17.8%
White British 10.2%
African 7.3%
Mixed 6.1%
Bangladeshi 6.1%
Other Asian 4.8%
Chinese 2.8%
Other White 1.8%
Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.52
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 74.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.04
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 53 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 3 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 9 |
Biology | GCSE | 141 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 68 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 140 |
Chinese | GCSE | 47 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
English Language | GCSE | 148 |
Admissions
Queen Mary's Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 357
- 2nd preference
- 244
- 3rd preference
- 110
- From another Local Authority
- 572
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 90
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 180 180 0 |
Year 8 | 181 181 0 |
Year 9 | 181 181 0 |
Year 10 | 180 180 0 |
Year 11 | 150 150 0 |
Year 12 | 241 165 76 |
Year 13 | 231 159 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 99.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 3.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 93.0% 46.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 1.0% 7.4% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 91.0% 65.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 52.0% 15.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 51.0% 14.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.0% 1.7% |