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Wilson's School

Wallington · Boys only · ages 11 to 18

Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136621)

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Overview

Address
Mollison Drive, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 9JW
Status
Open
Admits
Boys only
Age range
11 to 18
Number of pupils
1,327
Capacity
1,327
Eligible for free school meals
5.9%
Sixth form
Yes
School type
Academy converter
Religious character
Church of England
Trust
Not yet available
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, there is no catchment area: after looked-after boys, 14 free school meals places and 9 sport and 9 music places, places go by rank order of test score. Distance is only used to break ties for the last places.
Children from outside the catchment
Yes: For September 2026 entry, boys can be offered places wherever they live; the school advises a journey of no more than an hour.

Applications and offers for Year 7

For September 2026 entry, 771 applicants named this school (413 as their first choice) for 215 places. 144 of 215 offers went to children living outside Sutton.

Applications and offers by September intake
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Sutton
Sept 20262157714131.9144
Sept 20252097264031.9135
Sept 20242127974162.0135
Sept 20232108404302.0141
Sept 20222096883071.5128
Show all 13 years
Earlier intakes
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Sutton
Sept 20212071,3005952.9132
Sept 20202166683051.4146
Sept 20192076362481.2153
Sept 20182046472911.4148
Sept 20172186002641.2156
Sept 20162185812901.3155
Sept 20152115542521.2151
Sept 20142015032261.1146

"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) (wilsons.school), 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 April 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 28 September 2022: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding
Inspection history (3)
  • 28 September 2022: School inspection, Outstanding · report
  • 11 February 2020: Monitoring visit · report
  • 14 February 2012: Academy conversion letter · 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).86.872.146.2
Grade 5 or above in English and maths100%93.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths96.9%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: 85.6 (2023/24) → 86.9 (2024/25) → 86.8 (2025/26).

193 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 9JW
Map location
51.35885, -0.12807
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Directions and surroundings ↗
Telephone
02087732931

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

School website
www.wilsons.school
Official register record
Get Information About Schools (URN 136621) ↗
Admissions policy document
Not yet available
Further reading
Wikipedia ↗

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