Queen Mary's High School

Name

Queen Mary's High School

Legal name

Queen Mary's High School

Website

https://qmhs.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary grammar school
• GCSE A Level education
• Selective school admissions
• Sixth Form education
• Pastoral wellbeing support

Headquarters

HQ city

Walsall

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Education: As a state-funded academy grammar school, Queen Mary's High School receives government funding through The Mercian Trust based on student enrollment. No tuition fees are charged to students.
2. Catering Services: School catering provided by Innovate generates revenue through student meal purchases. Prices range from £0.75 for snacks to £2.60 for main meals and desserts. Free school meals are provided up to £2.75 per day for eligible students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Queen Mary's High School is a selective grammar school delivering state-funded secondary education for students from Year 7 through Year 13 in Walsall, West Midlands. It offers GCSE and A Level academic programmes, a Sixth Form with Extended Project Qualification, UCAS university preparation, SEND provision, and pastoral and wellbeing support. The school operates under The Mercian Trust academy network and supplements its academic provision with on-site catering, bursary financial support, careers guidance and free 11+ familiarisation materials for prospective entrants.

Product overview

Queen Mary's High School is a selective grammar school offering educational services primarily for Years 7-13. The school's primary offerings include A Level courses (two-year linear programs), with students typically studying 3 subjects at A Level. The institution operates as part of The Mercian Trust academy network. Key services include a cashless catering system using biometric payments, sixth form bursary support, pastoral care programs, SEND provisions, and a comprehensive website built on the Greenhouse School Websites platform. The school utilizes GO4Schools for parent/student portal access and SchoolCloud for virtual events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Selective Grammar School Education (Year 7 to Year 13) State-funded selective secondary education delivered to academically able students from Year 7 through Year 13, including GCSE and A Level programmes with multiple examination boards (Pearson, OCR, AQA, Eduqas).
• Sixth Form A Level Programme Two-year linear A Level programme for Year 12 and 13 students, typically studying three A Level subjects, with Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) opportunity and UCAS preparation for university applications.
• School Catering Service On-site catering provided by Innovate through three service points (main dining room, Pod outside Richardson Hall, and Grab and Go for Year 11 and Sixth Form), with halal options and biometric fingerprint payment system topped up via ParentMail.
• Sixth Form Bursary (16-19 Bursary) Means-tested financial support for eligible Sixth Form students administered through the Applicaa Bursary 16+ platform, providing up to £1,000 per academic year plus access to free school meals for students meeting eligibility criteria (previously qualified for free school meals, pupil premium, or household income under £30,000).
• Pastoral Support and Wellbeing Programme Comprehensive pastoral care including Heads of Year across Year 7-13, two Pastoral Welfare Coordinators serving as Deputy DSLs, a Pastoral Support Liaison Assistant, on-site WPH Counselling, Kooth online mental health support, ELSA sessions, and access to the Mercian Trust Clinical Team (occupational therapists, music therapist, speech and language therapist, educational psychologist).
• SEND Provision Special Educational Needs and Disabilities provision led by the SENCo, supporting students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism, mental health needs and other diagnosed conditions through coordinated specialist staff and the Mercian Trust Clinical Team.
• Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Careers education and guidance programme supporting students' progression from GCSE options through A Level choices to UCAS university applications and post-18 destinations.
• Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Standalone research-based qualification offered to Sixth Form students alongside their A Level studies to strengthen university applications and independent research skills.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students prepared for top university destinations through UCAS application support
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Mercian TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueen Mary's High School is part of The Mercian Trust academy network. The trust operates multiple schools in the Walsall area, providing shared resources, governance, and collaborative curriculum opportunities. Some subjects may be taught across trust schools as part of the collaborative A Level programme.
• Examination Boards (Pearson, OCR, AQA, Eduqas)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe school uses multiple examination boards for GCSE and A Level courses: Pearson (Mathematics, Sciences), OCR (Computer Science, Art, Biology, English Literature), AQA (Languages, Humanities, Sciences), and Eduqas (Music).
• Innovate (Education Catering)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInnovate provides catering services at the school through three service points: main dining room, Pod outside Richardson Hall, and Grab and Go for Year 11 and Sixth Form. The company specializes in education catering with halal food options.
• WPH CounsellingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWPH counselling service provides on-site counselling support for students. Based on Lichfield Street, they offer limited counselling slots at the school.
• KoothminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline mental health support organisation recommended for young people who cannot or do not feel ready to seek in-person support. Provides digital wellbeing resources.
• Mental Health FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school participates in the Mental Health Foundation Peer Educator Project, where sixth form mental health ambassadors trained via the foundation's programme deliver sessions to Year 7 students.
• Mercian Trust Clinical TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Mercian Trust invests in clinical therapy support including occupational therapists, music therapist, speech and language therapist, and educational psychologist. Access has reduced specialist appointment waiting times from over two years to one month.
• Walsall School Nursing ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS school nursing service offering health advice and support to students and families, including signposting to appropriate clinical levels of support.
• Black Country Women's AidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport organisation for victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault, recommended as a resource for families in need.
• CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS mental health service that the school can refer students to for clinical assessment and support. Referrals are managed by the SENDCo or Assistant Headteacher (Community).
• Just Like UsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGBTQ+ charity that the school works with, including guidance on supporting transgender students and participation in school projects.
• The Diana Award (Anti-Bullying Ambassadors)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school has trained Anti-Bullying Ambassadors through The Diana Award programme who support students experiencing unkindness or bullying.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Innovate (Education Catering): Education catering provider operating the school's three service points. Comparable as a sector-specialist supplier serving UK secondary schools with cashless catering and halal provision.
• Greenhouse School Websites: Website platform provider for UK schools, including QMHS. Adjacent technology ecosystem participant used by many comparable UK secondary and grammar schools for accessible school websites.
• GO4Schools: Parent/student information portal vendor integrated into QMHS for attendance, grades, and reporting. Adjacent ecosystem participant supplying the school's core parent-engagement infrastructure used by similar UK secondary schools.

Direct peers

• Queen Mary's Grammar School: Brother boys' selective grammar school in Walsall, also part of The Mercian Trust. Direct functional peer with the same selective 11+ admissions model, sibling student demographic, and shared trust-level clinical resources.
• King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham: Network of selective grammar schools in the Birmingham/West Midlands area. Directly comparable selective admissions model, A Level breadth, and university destination emphasis, operating across multiple single-sex campuses.
• Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls: Selective girls' grammar school in the West Midlands. Comparable selective state-funded secondary model serving similar Year 7-13 cohorts with academic selection and university-focused Sixth Form.
• Aldridge School: Nearby co-educational secondary school in the Walsall area. Comparable as a local competitor for the same Year 7 cohort and Sixth Form applicants, though non-selective.
• Haberdashers' Adams School: Selective boys' grammar school in Shropshire with strong academic reputation and university progression record. Direct peer in the UK selective grammar school segment, sharing similar admissions rigour and A Level outcomes focus.
• Wolverhampton Girls' High School: Selective girls' grammar school in the wider West Midlands serving a similar academically able cohort. Closely comparable selective state-funded secondary model, A Level provision, and university progression focus.

Broad incumbents

• The Mercian Trust: Multi-academy trust that governs QMHS and several other schools in the Walsall area. Comparable as a wider education provider operating shared clinical, governance, and curriculum resources across multiple school sites.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/17drKBdzqj
• Instagraminstagram.com/qmhsofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/queen-marys-high-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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