Best Schools in Walsall

How many schools are there in Walsall?

Walsall has 110 open schools: 69 state primary, 18 state secondary or all-through, 5 independent, 11 special and 7 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Walsall are rated Outstanding?

10 schools in Walsall were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Cherry Tree School, Fullbrook Nursery School, Queen Mary's Grammar School, Queen Mary's High School, Alumwell Nursery School and 5 more. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 79 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Cherry Tree SchoolFullbrook Nursery SchoolQueen Mary's Grammar SchoolQueen Mary's High SchoolAlumwell Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Walsall get the best GCSE results?

Of the 17 schools in Walsall with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Queen Mary's High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 74.1 and 96% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Queen Mary's Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 72.6 and 94% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Francis of Assisi Catholic College, with an Attainment 8 score of 53 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Queen Mary's High SchoolQueen Mary's Grammar SchoolSt Francis of Assisi Catholic College

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Walsall have the best SATs results?

Of the 51 primary schools in Walsall with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (93% in reading, 97% in maths); St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (93% in reading, 95% in maths); and St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy (91% in reading, 96% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolSt Peter's Church of England Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Walsall?

Yes. Queen Mary's Grammar School and Queen Mary's High School are state grammar schools in Walsall. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolQueen Mary's High School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Walsall?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Staffordshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Great Wyrley Academy, 7.173 miles for 2026 entry; Landywood Primary School, 1.419 miles for 2026 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Great Wyrley AcademyLandywood Primary School

Source: Staffordshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Walsall?

Apply to your council - Walsall, Staffordshire or Sandwell, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.