Area guide · England
Sutton SET: how it works and its 5 schools
Unverified: the dates and scores on this page come from desk research of council, school and test organiser pages (medium confidence), and each links to its source. Admissions rules change every year: confirm them with your council and the school before you rely on them.
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Register for the test
- 1 May 2026 to 31 July 2026
- Test dates
- 15 September 2026, 26 September 2026, 3 October 2026
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council
- By 31 October 2026 (September 2027 entry). Passing the test is not an application: you must also name the school on your council's application form. This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027
Stage 1 SET on 15 Sep 2026 (single sitting). Stage 2 by school: Nonsuch and Wallington High 26 Sep; Wilson's, Wallington County and Sutton Grammar 3 Oct (Wilson's aptitude day 10 Oct). Access arrangements by 12 Jun. Results: no confirmed date found (guides say mid-October for stage 1).
Sources: suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk, wcgs-sutton.co.uk, leadingtuition.co.uk. Statutory dates: School Admissions Code.
Schools
| School | Gender | First choices per place | Qualifying score | Latest published offer data | Children from outside the catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonsuch High School for Girls Cheam, Sutton | Girls | 1.3 (2026) | – | – | – |
| Sutton Grammar School Sutton | Boys | 0.8 (2026) | – | – | Yes For September 2026 entry, boys from any postcode compete by test rank for the places left after the priority-postcode places. |
| Wallington County Grammar School Wallington | Boys | 1.0 (2026) | – | – | Yes For September 2026 entry, up to 110 places go in test rank order to boys from anywhere. |
| Wallington High School for Girls Wallington | Girls | 1.5 (2026) | – | – | Yes For September 2026 entry, 100 places go to the highest scorers wherever they live, and up to 35 pupil premium places are also open to any address. |
| Wilson's School Wallington | Boys | 1.9 (2026) | – | – | Yes For September 2026 entry, boys can be offered places wherever they live; the school advises a journey of no more than an hour. |
A qualifying score makes a child eligible; places then go by each school's oversubscription rules (often distance, catchment or score order), so the lowest score offered can be well above it. Offer data shows the last child offered a place in each group in that intake; it does not mean every child at that score or distance got a place. First choices per place: DfE applications and offers (official), latest intake. Qualifying scores, offer data and catchment rules: research, with sources and caveats on each school's page. "–" means not yet available.