School Information
The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 came into force on 1 September 2012. This requires the Governing Body to arrange for specific information which must be published on the school website.
School Contact Details:
Queen Mary’s High School
Upper Forster Street
Walsall
WS4 2AE
Telephone – 01922 721013
For queries, please email the address below, Miss M Tomkinson (Headteacher’s PA) will ensure emails are forwarded to the most appropriate person.
Email: qmarys@qmhs.merciantrust.org.uk
Website: www.qmhs.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs N Daniel
Chair of the Local Governing Body: Mr Tim Normanton
SENCo: Mrs L Houlder-Jarvis
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs D Connell (Assistant Headteacher)
Deputy DSL Team:
- Mrs J York (Pastoral Support)
- Mrs D Plimmer (Pastoral Support)
- Dr B Darwood (Head of Sixth Form)
- Mrs L Houlder-Jarvis (SENCo/Teacher of Drama)
Queen Mary’s High School is part of the Mercian Trust.
CEO: Mr D Parkes
Mercian House
Sutton Road
Walsall
WS1 2PG
Admissions arrangements
Registration for the entrance test for the school in Year 7 can be done via West Midlands Grammar Schools page.
Sixth Form admissions arrangements
Admissions appeals information
School Open Evening: Thursday 25th July 2024
School Sixth Form Open Evening: Date for the academic year 24-25 to follow
OFSTED information
Please click here to read our most recent OFSTED report
School Uniform
Please follow this link for more information about the uniform requirements at Queen Mary’s High School
Exam and Assessment results
Key Stage 4 results: 2023
Progress 8 Score |
Average +0.74 |
Attainment 8 score |
Average 7.35 |
Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in Maths and English |
99.17% |
Percentage of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate |
74% |
EBacc average Point Score |
7.09 |
Percentage of pupils staying in education or employment after key stage 4 (2021 leavers) | 99% |
Post 16 (16-19) results: 2023
Progress in English and Maths |
None entered in Key Stage 5 |
Progress compared to students across England (2019 results as Level 3 value added figures will not be published for 2022 results) | -0.83 |
Average grade |
A Levels: B All “Level 3” academic qualifications: B |
Student retention (percentage who complete the study programme) |
95.9% |
Student destination (percentage who continue into education, employment or training) |
83.38% continued to University |
Performance measures
The latest performance measures can be found here
School opening hours
Reception is open from 8.00am to 4.00pm from Monday to Friday. (40hours.)
Compulsory attendance is from 8.40am to 3.40pm Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday and 8.40am to 2.40pm on Wednesday.
More information here
Curriculum
Information about the school’s curriculum can be found under the curriculum section of our website.
Information about the 16-19 programme of study can be found here.
Behaviour policy
For further details on the school’s rewards, behaviour and consequences policy please click here or for our anti-bullying policy please click here
Pupil premium and recovery premium.
Please click here for the pupil premium funding information.
No Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch up premium was received.
Special Educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Please see the school SEND page for statutory information and further practical information.
Public sector equality duty
Please click here for further information how we comply with the Public Sector Equality duty in the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011.
Careers Programme Information
Careers Leader: Mrs Sophie Pagett (s.pagett@qmhs.merciantrust.org.uk)
For further information on our careers programme including our CEAIG policy, programme of activities and provider access statement, please click here
Music Development Plan Summary
Please click here
Annual reports and accounts
Please follow this link for further information
Charging and remissions policy
Please follow this link for further information
Governance
Please follow this link for further information
Executive pay
Please follow this link for further information
Pay gap reporting
Please follow this link for further information
School Policies
Educational regulations require us to make available on request copies of policies, DfE circulars and schemes of work.
We would be pleased to provide copies of any of these policies by post on request.
Please contact the school at the address detailed above. We request that you provide us with two first class stamps for each policy required from the list below, simply to cover the cost of photocopying and postage.
Statutory policies – School & Mercian Trust