Wallington County Grammar School vs Wallington High School for Girls
Both are grammar schools in Sutton, 1.5 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| Wallington County Grammar School | Wallington High School for Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Boys | Girls |
| Pupils on roll | 1,119 | 1,548 |
| Free school meals | 6.9% | 12.5% |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding | Not judged |
| Attainment 8 — 2025/26 | 82 | 80.3 |
| 11+ test board | Bespoke (Sutton SET — Maths + English only; no VR/NVR) | Bespoke (Sutton SET — Maths + English only; no VR/NVR) |
| Admission system | qualifying score is the minimum; places then go in score order (distance only breaks ties) | qualifying score is the minimum; places then go in score order (distance only breaks ties) |
| Places offered — 202627 | 170 | 208 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 0.97 | 1.52 |
Qualifying scores
Wallington County 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.
Wallington High School for Girls
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.
Who gets priority
Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.
Wallington County Grammar School
- Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard
- Sons of permanent staff employed at the school for two or more consecutive years
- Places in rank order of combined SET and second-stage score — up to 110 places for priorities 1 to 3
- Up to 25 places for boys eligible for the Pupil Premium, in score order (unfilled places go back to priority 3)
- Up to 15 places for boys living in SM1–SM7, KT4 8, CR0 4 or CR4 4, in score order
Source: school admissions policy.
Wallington High School for Girls
- Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard
- 100 places in order of entrance-test score, wherever the girl lives
- Up to 35 places for girls eligible for the Pupil Premium who reach the pass mark — or score up to 20% below it — in score order, wherever they live
- Up to 110 places in score order for girls living within 6.7 km of the school (straight line)
- Any places left over go in score order, wherever the girl lives
Source: school admissions policy.
Choosing between them
Wallington County Grammar School is a boys school and Wallington High School for Girls is a girls school, so for many families the starting point is which one can admit their child. 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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