School Information
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
Please see the school SEND page for statutory information and further practical information.
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs D Connell (Assistant Headteacher) Email: d.connell@qmhs.merciantrust.org.uk
Deputy DSL Team:
- Miss S Loughlin (Deputy DSL)
- Mrs J York (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: Tuesday 23rd June 2026
School Sixth Form Open Evening: TBC
Annual reports and accounts
As part of The Mercian Trust, this information is available on The Mercian Trust's Public Information page.
Behaviour policy
For further details on the school’s rewards, behaviour and consequences policy please read our Rewards, Behaviour and Consequences Policy alongside our Anti-Bullying Policy.
Careers Programme Information
Careers Leader: Mrs Sophie Pagett (s.pagett@qmhs.merciantrust.org.uk)
You can read further information on our careers programme including our CEAIG policy, programme of activities and provider access statement on the Careers section of our website.
Charging and remissions policy
Please find this policy in list of Mercian Trust Policies below.
Complaints procedure and policy
Parents are encouraged to refer any concern to the head@qmhs.merciantrust.org.uk email address. Should the concern be of a confidential nature, please mark the email header as ‘Private and Confidential’. Your concern will then be forwarded to the appropriate member of staff.
The school follows The Mercian Trust Complaints Policy which provides the formal complaints procedure if an informal resolution is not possible. This policy, alongside the Whistleblowing Policy, can be found in the list at the bottom of this page.
Curriculum
Please find our Curriculum and Teaching Policy here
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 in the Curriculum section of our website.
Ethos & Values
Discover more about Queen Mary's Grammar School and our aims, vision, ethos and values.
Executive pay
As part of The Mercian Trust, this information is available on The Mercian Trust's Public Information page.
Governance
As a member of The Mercian Trust, Queen Mary's High School is governed by its Local Governing Body and by the Board of Trustees of The Mercian Trust.
Music and the Music Development Plan
Please click here to view our latest Music Development Plan
Queen Mary's High School is one of the lead schools for the Black Country Music Hub. We work collaboratively as a partnership of primary, secondary and special schools from the Black Country region to advocate for the best possible music education for all children. As part of our role we will support other schools who wish to develop and implement new music programmes and we support the wider development of music education in schools. For more information about the Black Country Music Hub please visit https://www.blackcountrymusichub.org.uk/
Ofsted Report
Please read our most recent report on the Ofsted website.
Pay gap reporting
As part of The Mercian Trust, this information is available on The Mercian Trust's Public Information page.
Public Sector Equality Duty
The Mercian Trust complies with the Public Sector Equality duty in the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011. Please visit the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging page on The Mercian Trust website for more information.
Pupil Premium
Read our latest Pupil Premium report and strategy document.
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 can be found on the School Day page of our website.
School Uniform
The Uniform page on our website has more information about the uniform expectations at Queen Mary’s High School including information on branded items, uniform suppliers, and second-hand uniform sales.
Special Educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Test, Exam and Assessment results
Key Stage 4 results: 2025
| Progress 8 Score |
Average +1.23 |
| Attainment 8 score |
Average 7.34 |
| Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in Maths and English |
95.2% |
| Percentage of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate |
88.4% |
| EBacc average Point Score |
7.15 |
| Percentage of pupils staying in education or employment after key stage 4 (2021 leavers) | 100% |
Post 16 (16-19) results: 2025
| Progress in English and Maths |
None entered in Key Stage 5 |
| Average grade |
A Levels: B All “Level 3” academic qualifications: B |
| Student retention (percentage who complete the study programme) |
98.93% |
| Student destination (percentage who continue into education, employment or training) |
86.36% continued to University |
The latest performance measures can be found on the Compare School Performance website.
Policies
We are able to provide printed copies of any of these policies on request.
School Policies