2026 Best Secondary Schools in Walsall Area

Walsall secondary schools achieve an average Attainment 8 score of 46, well above the England average of 39, with 70% of students achieving grades 9-7 at GCSE. Queen Mary's High School and Queen Mary's Grammar School are selective grammar schools for girls and boys respectively, while Hydesville Tower School leads among comprehensive options. Secondary schools have an average FMS Inspection Score of 7/10, Good band, compared with England's 7.4/10 (Good). With 20 schools serving Walsall, families across Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, and Brownhills have access to both highly competitive grammar schools and inclusive comprehensives. Use the search filters to compare schools by Attainment 8 or FMS Inspection Score.