Queen Mary's Grammar School 11+ Exam Guide

About the school

Queen Mary’s Grammar School is a selective state school in Walsall providing free education for pupils aged 11 to 18. Only boys are admitted to Years 7 to 11, and both boys and girls may enter in Year 12.

School type	Grammar · Boys
Age range	11 to 18
Headteacher	RJ Langton
Sixth form	Yes

📅 Open days: For September 2027 entry, the school open evening was held on Thursday 4th June 2026.

Entrance exam

Exam board / format	GL Assessment
Consortium	Consortium of grammar schools in Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton
Delivery	Paper-based
Subjects tested	Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning

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Admissions & catchment

Catchment	Open to all — no catchment requirement
Detail	The school has no defined catchment area. Priority for oversubscription includes looked after/previously looked after children, then children eligible for Pupil Premium (limited to no more than 30% of students in this category, currently 54 places, with priority first to those attending a state-funded primary school in Walsall at the time of the test), then other children by rank order of standardised score.
Places (Year 7)	180

Key dates

Registration opens	To be confirmed
Registration deadline	To be confirmed
Typical exam date	To be confirmed

The only dated Year 7 admissions page found is for September 2027 entry: registration opened 2026-05-05, SEN form deadline 2026-06-12 16:00, registration closed 2026-06-26 16:00, test on 2026-09-12, results by 2026-10-16, and local authority preference deadline 2026-10-31. No 2028-entry dates were stated on the pages provided.

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