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Sutton Grammar School vs Wilson's School

Both are grammar schools in Sutton, 2.7 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.

Side by side

Sutton Grammar School Wilson's School
Phase Secondary Secondary
Gender Boys Boys
Pupils on roll 1,043 1,312
Free school meals 1.3% 5.6%
Ofsted rating Good Outstanding
Attainment 8 — 2024/25 80.3 86.9
A-level average points — 2024/25 47.57 50.63
11+ test board Bespoke (Sutton SET — Maths + English only; no VR/NVR) Bespoke (Sutton SET — Maths + English only; no VR/NVR)
Admission system pass/fail then criteria order pass/fail then criteria order
Places offered — 202627 160 215
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place 0.8 1.92

Qualifying scores

Sutton Grammar School

No fixed pass mark. Sutton uses a two-stage system: the shared Selective Eligibility Test (SET) screens candidates, then each school's own second-stage exam determines offers. Qualifying standards are set school-by-school, year-by-year from second-stage performance — no cutoff score is pre-announced or published.

Council source ↗

Wilson's School

No fixed pass mark. Sutton uses a two-stage system: the shared Selective Eligibility Test (SET) screens candidates, then each school's own second-stage exam determines offers. Qualifying standards are set school-by-school, year-by-year from second-stage performance — no cutoff score is pre-announced or published.

Council source ↗

Who gets priority

Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.

Sutton Grammar School

  1. Looked after children and previously looked after children
  2. Children with exceptional medical/social needs
  3. Siblings of children on roll at the school
  4. All other qualifying children (passed both Stage 1 SET and Stage 2) — tiebreaker: distance

Source: school admissions policy.

Wilson's School

  1. Looked after children and previously looked after children
  2. Children with exceptional medical/social needs
  3. Siblings of children on roll at the school
  4. All other qualifying children (passed both Stage 1 SET and Stage 2) — tiebreaker: distance

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Both schools admit boys, so the decision usually comes down to the admission criteria above and how far each one reaches. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.

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