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Queen Mary's Grammar School 11+ admissions

A boys' grammar school in Walsall, for ages 11 to 18. What the school, the council and the test organisers have published about getting in.

  • Boys
  • Walsall
  • GL Assessment

Checked 30 October 2026.

  • Which test

    GL Assessment

    West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

    Details

  • Score to qualify

    200

    Standardised score. September 2027 entry, All applicants, Qualification

    Details

  • Lowest score offered a place

    225

    Standardised score. September 2026 entry, Non-Pupil Premium, National Offer Day

    Details

  • Catchment, 2027 entry

    September 2027 entry policy: No defined catchment area; applications are accepted from within and outside Walsall.

    Details

  • Year 7 places

    180

    September 2027 entry

    Details

All 2 Walsall grammar schools

Walsall grammar schools compared
SchoolForYear 7 placesGCSE Attainment 8, 2025
Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolBoys18074.2
Queen Mary's High SchoolGirls15073.5

Compare Walsall grammar schools: test, scores and results day

Which 11+ test?

Test
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
Written by
GL Assessment
Which entry year
Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

Test type: GL Assessment.

Scores: qualifying and offered

A qualifying score puts a child in the running. It is not an offer. The lowest score offered shows how far down the list places went that year.

Qualifying scores

Qualifying scoreEligibility, Admissions policy
  1. Sept 2024200
  2. Sept 2025200
  3. Sept 2026200

Standardised score.

Queen Mary's Grammar School: qualifying scores by entry year
EntryWhatFigureApplies to
Sept 2027test 2026Qualifying scoreQualification200 standardised scoreAll applicants
Sept 2026test 2025Qualifying scoreQualification200 standardised scoreAll applicants
Sept 2026test 2025Qualifying scoreAdmissions policy200 standardised scoreestimateEligibility
Sept 2025test 2024Qualifying scoreAdmissions policy200 standardised scoreEligibility
Sept 2024test 2023Qualifying scoreAdmissions policy200 standardised scoreEligibility

Scores offered a place

Lowest score offered a placeNon-pupil-premium, National Offer Day
  1. Sept 2024223
  2. Sept 2025224
  3. Sept 2026225

Standardised score.

Queen Mary's Grammar School: lowest scores offered, by entry year and group
EntryWhatFigureApplies to
Sept 2026test 2025Lowest score offered a placeNational Offer Day225 standardised scoreNon-Pupil Premium
Sept 2026test 2025Lowest score offered a placeNational Offer Day225 standardised scoreNon-pupil-premium
Sept 2025test 2024Lowest score offered a placeNational Offer Day224 standardised scoreNon-Pupil Premium
Sept 2025test 2024Lowest score offered a placeNational Offer Day224 standardised scoreNon-pupil-premium
Sept 2025test 2024Lowest score offered a placeLast waiting-list offer221 standardised scoreNon-pupil-premium
Sept 2024test 2023Lowest score offered a placeNational Offer Day223 standardised scoreNon-pupil-premium
Sept 2024test 2023Lowest score offered a placeLast waiting-list offer218 standardised scoreNon-pupil-premium

To see how age changes a standardised score, try the age standardisation calculator.

Catchment and distance

Many grammar schools give priority by where you live. Always check your address against the official policy or map.

What the policy says
September 2027 entry policy: No defined catchment area; applications are accepted from within and outside Walsall.Read the full admissions policy: the summary leaves out other priorities.

Places and demand

How many Year 7 places there are, and how many children applied or sat the test, as published.

Places

Queen Mary's Grammar School: Year 7 places and offers
EntryWhatFigure
Sept 2027Published admission number (Year 7 places)180

Ofsted and GCSE results

Last graded inspection
Outstanding, 28 March 2023
Reports
Read the Ofsted reports

GCSE results (DfE)

Queen Mary's Grammar School: GCSE performance by year
YearPupilsAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English and mathsEBacc average point scoreProgress 8
2024 to 202517974.297.2%7.23Not available
2023 to 202415074.397.3%7.210.6
2022 to 202314874.398%7.040.52

Appeals

A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. An admission appeal is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or for a selection review.

The appeal deadline will be in the offer letter.

Questions parents ask

What 11+ test does Queen Mary's Grammar School use?

GL Assessment. West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

What score do you need for Queen Mary's Grammar School?

Qualifying score for September 2027 entry (all applicants): 200 standardised score. Lowest score offered a place for September 2026 entry (non-pupil premium): 225 standardised score. Past scores do not predict the 2028 score, and a score on the boundary did not always get a place.

How many Year 7 places does Queen Mary's Grammar School have?

Published admission number (Year 7 places): 180 (September 2027 entry).

Does Queen Mary's Grammar School have a catchment area?

September 2027 entry policy: No defined catchment area; applications are accepted from within and outside Walsall. Always check the full admissions policy before you apply.

Can I appeal if my child is not offered a place at Queen Mary's Grammar School?

Yes. A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. The deadline is in your offer letter. An appeal about a place is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or reviewed.

Tools and links

Official pages

Sources

Where each figure on this page comes from.

  1. ea-edubase-api-prod.azurewebsites.net · School name, address, age range and type (DfE Get Information about Schools) · checked 27 September 2026
  2. westmidlandsgrammarschools.co.uk · Test provider and format · checked 27 September 2026
  3. qmgs.walsall.sch.uk · Qualifying scores, Scores offered a place, Qualifying score, Lowest score offered a place · checked 26 September 2026
  4. qmgs.walsall.sch.uk · Catchment or priority area · checked 27 September 2026
  5. qmgs.walsall.sch.uk · Places, Qualifying score, Lowest score offered a place, Published admission number (Year 7 places) · checked 30 October 2026
  6. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · Ofsted inspections (as at 31 August 2026) · checked 27 September 2026
  7. explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · GCSE results 2024 to 2025 (DfE), GCSE results 2023 to 2024 (DfE), GCSE results 2022 to 2023 (DfE) · checked 27 September 2026
  8. gov.uk · How school admission appeals work · checked 27 September 2026

For anything not shown here, the school's admissions page is the source to trust.