Queen Mary's High School
Academy converter in Walsall, Walsall.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 949 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 858 |
| Free school meals | 28.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE MERCIAN TRUST |
| Local authority | Walsall |
| Address | Upper Forster Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 2AE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.qmhs.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01922721013 |
| URN | 136777 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 7 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 October 2021, published 22 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Walsall Studio School (secondary school, about 0.9 km)
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy (secondary school, about 1.0 km)
- Queen Mary's Grammar School (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- West Walsall E-ACT Academy (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Joseph Leckie Academy (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Wood Green Academy (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Bloxwich Academy (all-through school, about 3.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.