Queen Mary’s Grammar School
Located just outside Walsall town centre, Queen Mary’s Grammar School is a selective boys’ school that was founded in 1554 by Mary Tudor, making it one of the oldest schools in the country.
In addition to its rich history and traditions, Queen Mary’s Grammar School is focused on shaping a new educational landscape. The school is proud to offer eight hours of Mandarin Chinese language study each week as part of the Mandarin Excellence Programme, and has received national recognition for its mental health programme, Change Your Mind. Through this programme, students plan and deliver wellbeing workshops to local primary schools.
The school is twinned with Queen Mary’s High School for girls, and is part of the Mercian Trust, which is a group of schools working together to provide the best education and opportunities for children and young people in Walsall.
As part of the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton (SWW Consortium), children only have to take one test to apply to any of these schools.
School Information
Year 7 Entry Information
Queen Mary’s Grammar School Term Dates
These are the 2024-2025 term dates for the Queen Mary’s Grammar School:
Entry Requirement Comparison
This school has recently adopted the GL Assessment. As such, existing test result data cannot fairly be used in comparison to other schools. The comparison charts will be added once the new data is available.
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How to Apply to Queen Mary’s Grammar School
This particular school shares a common entrance test and admissions process with 18 other grammar schools in Birmingham, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Wallsall, and Wolverhampton. This means that your child is only required to take one exam in order to apply to any of these schools.
1: Register for the West Midlands 11-plus test
When your child reaches Year 5, sign them up for the 11 plus at Queen Mary’s Grammar School Online Here. Registration begins at 9am on the May 2024, and concludes at 4pm on 31st October 2024.
If your child is a recipient of Pupil Premium, make sure to indicate this on the registration form and provide the necessary documentation. This will give your child priority in accordance with the school's admission criteria.
2: Apply for School Places
Once your son has taken the 11-plus exam, you will receive the results in mid-October.
If your child achieves a qualifying score, they can put this, and other Walsall grammar schools on their local authority application form.
The application form must be submitted by 31st October 2024.
Before listing this school as a preference, you see the admissions criteria here
Select the area in which you live below to see which local authority you should use for your application.
3: National school offer day
On 1st March 2025 you will receive notification of the school where your child has been admitted. Your highest-ranked school preference that matches their qualifications and has available spots will be the school they are assigned to. In the event that none of your preferred schools have vacancies, an alternative school in your vicinity will be designated. .Entry Criteria
The planned admission number (PAN) for the school is 180.Places at Queen Mary’s Grammar School are offered in the following order when more than 180 children apply to the school:
- Children who have been Looked-After, or were previously Looked-After.
- A maximum of 54 students receiving Pupil Premium who attend a primary school listed in the Walsall Children’s Services Directory, priority is given to students with the highest scores.
- Additional children who have achieved the qualifying score on their 11 Plus.
As there is no defined catchment area for Queen Mary’s Grammar School, students who do not reside within the Borough of Walsall are able to apply.
What's on the 11-plus Exam in Walsall ?
The exam will take place on the September 2024.
The West Midlands 11 plus test is provided by GL Assessment and consists of two papers, each taking approximately 60 minutes to complete. A brief period is allotted at the start of each paper for students to receive instructions and complete ungraded practice questions.
Each paper is subdivided into separately timed sections that evaluate students’ abilities in:
- English comprehension
- Mathematics
- Verbal reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
The test is exclusively in multiple-choice format, with no written portions. Students record their responses in a separate answer booklet that is graded electronically.
The mathematics and English questions examine students’ knowledge of Key Stage 2 national curriculum material, including Year 6 targets. It evaluates their ability to reason and apply their knowledge accurately.
The reasoning questions assess students’ logical and problem-solving abilities. Verbal and non-verbal reasoning are usually not taught in school. They are designed to measure how well students can detect patterns, connect ideas, and manipulate written and visual information.
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