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Wallington County Grammar School

Wallington · Boys only · ages 11 to 18

Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136798)

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Overview

Address
Croydon Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7PH
Status
Open
Admits
Boys only
Age range
11 to 18
Number of pupils
1,119
Capacity
1,100
Eligible for free school meals
6.9%
Sixth form
Yes
School type
Academy converter
Religious character
None
Trust
GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Local authority
Sutton

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.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, most places go by test rank regardless of address. Up to 15 places are kept for boys living in postcodes SM1–SM7, KT4 8, CR0 4 and CR4 4, and up to 25 for pupil premium boys.Postcode areas: SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5, SM6, SM7, KT4 8, CR0 4, CR4 4
Children from outside the catchment
Yes: For September 2026 entry, up to 110 places go in test rank order to boys from anywhere.

Applications and offers for Year 7

For September 2026 entry, 1,027 applicants named this school (165 as their first choice) for 170 places. 115 of 170 offers went to children living outside Sutton.

Applications and offers by September intake
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Sutton
Sept 20261701,0271651.0115
Sept 20251708221060.6117
Sept 20241708391010.6109
Sept 20231699711841.1109
Sept 20221708121300.8116
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Earlier intakes
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Sutton
Sept 20211711,3011741.0129
Sept 20201648831390.8111
Sept 20191608111460.9114
Sept 20181508571541.0101
Sept 20171497521090.7100
Sept 20161347471471.1101
Sept 2015134598890.7111
Sept 20141446321060.7106

"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) (greenshawlearningtrust.co.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 15 November 2022: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗

Inspection history (5)
  • 15 November 2022: School inspection · report
  • 17 January 2017: Full inspection, Outstanding · report
  • 14 November 2012: Full inspection, Good · report
  • 14 February 2012: Academy conversion letter · report
  • 3 October 2011: Curriculum and development visit · report

Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026

Exam results

GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)

GCSE results compared with national averages
MeasureThis schoolSelective schools in EnglandAll state schools in England
Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90).8272.146.2
Grade 5 or above in English and maths99.3%93.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths93.3%57.7%14.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%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: 77.8 (2023/24) → 77.7 (2024/25) → 82 (2025/26).

149 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
SM6 7PH
Map location
51.36901, -0.14918
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Directions and surroundings ↗
Telephone
02086472235

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026

School website
www.wcgs-sutton.co.uk
Official register record
Get Information About Schools (URN 136798) ↗
Admissions policy document
Not yet available
Further reading
Wikipedia ↗

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026