England · Grammar school
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton · Boys only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136787)
Overview
- Address
- Manor Lane, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4AS
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Boys only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,061
- Capacity
- 840
- Eligible for free school meals
- 1.3%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Sutton
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (financial-benchmarking-and-insights-tool.education.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Fully selective area28% of Year 7 places offered in Sutton for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- For September 2026 entry, 75 places (plus up to 10 for boys on free school meals) go by test rank to boys living in postcodes SM1–SM7, KT4, KT17, CR0 4 and CR4. The remaining places go by test rank to boys from any postcode.Postcode areas: SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5, SM6, SM7, KT4, KT17, CR0 4, CR4
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: For September 2026 entry, boys from any postcode compete by test rank for the places left after the priority-postcode places.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 956 applicants named this school (128 as their first choice) for 160 places. 86 of 160 offers went to children living outside Sutton.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 160 | 956 | 128 | 0.8 | 86 |
| Sept 2025 | 159 | 790 | 99 | 0.6 | 95 |
| Sept 2024 | 148 | 811 | 103 | 0.7 | 73 |
| Sept 2023 | 150 | 846 | 103 | 0.7 | 85 |
| Sept 2022 | 149 | 813 | 138 | 0.9 | 90 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 148 | 1,253 | 233 | 1.6 | 94 |
| Sept 2020 | 148 | 813 | 147 | 1.0 | 80 |
| Sept 2019 | 150 | 744 | 154 | 1.0 | 101 |
| Sept 2018 | 150 | 799 | 178 | 1.2 | 92 |
| Sept 2017 | 149 | 747 | 186 | 1.2 | 99 |
| Sept 2016 | 132 | 586 | 110 | 0.8 | 79 |
| Sept 2015 | 126 | 764 | 256 | 2.0 | 66 |
| Sept 2014 | 120 | 721 | 257 | 2.1 | 82 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Sutton" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Test registration (Sutton SET)
- 1 May 2026 to 31 July 2026
- Test date
- 15 September 2026, 26 September 2026, 3 October 2026Stage 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).
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 June 2011
Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk, wcgs-sutton.co.uk, leadingtuition.co.uk.
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Guide to the Sutton SET and its schools · How applying works
Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk), last checked 1 November 2026 · Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 22 June 2022: overall Good. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Inspection history (2)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 82.6 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 88.1% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 82.6 (2023/24) → 80.3 (2024/25) → 82.6 (2025/26).
134 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- SM1 4AS
- Map location
- 51.36509, -0.18976
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 02086423821
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136787) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026