 | This article possibly contains original research. (September 2007) |
| Queen Mary's High School | |
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| Address | |
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Upper Forster Street , , WS4 2AE | |
| Coordinates | 52°35′22″N 1°58′34″W / 52.5895°N 1.976°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar school; Academy |
| Motto | Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful) |
| Established | 1893 |
| Local authority | Walsall Borough Council |
| Department for Education URN | 136777 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | T.J. Normanton |
| Head Teacher | Mrs N Daniel |
| Gender | Girls ('mixed' sixth form) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 930 |
| Houses | Austen Brontë Eliot Shelley |
| Colour(s) | Green, yellow, |
| Website | http://www.qmhs.org.uk/ |
Queen Mary's High School, situated on Upper Forster Street, just outside Walsall town centre, is an all-female grammar school, with entry in Year 7 decided by the 11+ and entry into the Sixth Form decided by GCSE results[1]. It is twinned with Queen Mary's Grammar School, and like the Grammar School is part of the Queen Mary's Foundation[2].
The main body of the school is a girls’ school, but the Sixth Form is coeducational. [3]
The school gained an outstanding level in the Ofsted report when it was last inspected in 2021[4].
The school was a Language College[5] and historically required students to study two languages to GCSE standard.
Class sizes in the lower school are currently around 30 girls. Sixth-form classes have a minimum of about 8 students and a maximum of 25.
The school is divided into houses named after famous 19th-century female authors - Austen (after Jane Austen), Bronte (after Emily Brontë), Eliot (after George Eliot) and Shelley (after Mary Shelley), the latter being a new house in the 2012/13 academic year. Each house has a member of staff in charge of it, a captain from Year 13 (upper sixth form) and a vice-captain from Year 12 (lower sixth form).
Alumni of the school include Meera Syal.
- ^ website, Queen Mary's High School. "Admissions Arrangements". Queen Mary's High School. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "QUEEN MARY'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION - Charity 1175360". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ website, Queen Mary's High School. "Welcome from the Headteacher". Queen Mary's High School. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ [email protected], Ofsted Communications Team (22 April 2023). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2006.