News and Events

One of our key priorities this year is to strengthen our partnership with you. We believe that working together will enable us to achieve the best outcomes for your children. This update outlines some of our current focus areas and how you can support them, along with our plans to improve our communication with you.

Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch are both on Thursday 12th December 2024.

With the holiday season approaching, we’re launching our annual Christmas Hamper Appeal to support families in need. Each year, your generous contributions will help us create hampers filled with holiday essentials and treats to make the season a bit brighter for families facing challenges.

I am writing to notify you of the consultation on the Academy’s 2026/2027 Admissions Policy.

We are super excited for the exciting opportunities in store for our annual Rewards Days for students in Years 7-10 & 12!

Dear Parent/Carer, It is with mixture of excitement and sadness that I wish to inform you I have decided to resign from my leadership of Q3 Academy Great Barr at the end of this academic year. It has been an absolute privilege to lead the Academy since Easter 2016.

Please find details regarding the Year 11 Leavers’ Hoodies below.

Summer 2023 Examination Certificates will be available for collection from 3:30pm to 4:30pm on Tuesday 20th February (for surnames starting A-J only) and on Wednesday 21st February (for surnames starting K-Z only). Candidates require photo ID to collect their certificates. If nominating somebody else to collect certificates on their behalf, then this form must be completed in full and signed, and the person collecting is required to provide photo ID.

The week commencing Monday 5th February 2024 is Children’s Mental Health Week, and we’re delighted to share with you a range of events for parents/carers to best support their child(ren)’s mental health and wellbeing. Two of these ‘hear from the experts’ events take place online via. Zoom, and a third event is in person at Queen Mary’s Grammar School. The sign up form for these sessions can be found here, and details of the sessions available can be found below.

Vaccination UK has been instructed by NHSE to administer the MMR vaccination to children who are outstanding one or both doses. The MMR would have been given at the age of 1 year, and the second dose at 3 years and 4 months. There has been an outbreak of Measles in the West Midlands which have been on the rise within the last few weeks. If your child is outstanding one or both doses of the MMR, please make an appointment at one of their clinics by calling 0121 592 1110.