Queen Mary's High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 12 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- 136777
- Address
- Upper Forster Street, WS4 2AE
- Website
- http://www.qmhs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 937 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 1.1%
- Girls
- 98.9%
- First language not English
- 29%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
Indian 26.3%
Pakistani 19.9%
White British 15.5%
African 7.6%
Bangladeshi 7.4%
Mixed 5.9%
Other Asian 5%
Other 4.5%
Unclassified 2.1%
Caribbean 1.7%
Chinese 1.7%
Other White 1.4%
Other Black 1.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.74
- 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 99%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 74.2
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.09
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 114 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 114 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 120 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 120 |
| French | GCSE | 18 |
| Geography | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
Queen Mary's High School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 145
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 230
- 3rd preference
- 128
- From another Local Authority
- 481
Offers
- 1st preference
- 97
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 64
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 0 150 |
| Year 8 | 152 0 152 |
| Year 9 | 150 0 150 |
| Year 10 | 147 0 147 |
| Year 11 | 148 0 148 |
| Year 12 | 94 5 89 |
| Year 13 | 96 5 91 |
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 | 92.0% 46.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 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 | 52.0% 14.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 4.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.0% 1.7% |