Academy converter · Sutton

Wilson's School

11–18Ages
1,327Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
BoysPupils
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
136621URN

Mollison Drive, Wallington, SM6 9JW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.9 below Sutton median (4.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in SuttonSelective

771 applications for 215 places · 9th of 15 in Sutton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

86.8of 90

Sutton 56.5 England 46.0

1st of 15 in Sutton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 28 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.6applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Sutton median (4.5) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

771 applications · 215 places offered · 413 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Sutton median median 4.5
2025 3.5; Sutton median median 4.5
2024 3.8; Sutton median median 4.7
2023 4.0; Sutton median median 4.4
2022 3.3; Sutton median median 4.1
2021 6.3; Sutton median median 5.8
2020 3.1; Sutton median median 4.0
2019 3.1; Sutton median median 3.9
2018 3.2; Sutton median median 3.7
2017 2.8; Sutton median median 4.0
2016 2.7; Sutton median median 3.6
2015 2.6; Sutton median median 4.1
2014 2.5; Sutton median median 4.3

More applications per place than the Sutton median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Sutton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	215	771	3.6	413	1.92
Sep 2025	209	726	3.5	403	1.93
Sep 2024	212	797	3.8	416	1.96
Sep 2023	210	840	4.0	430	2.05
Sep 2022	209	688	3.3	307	1.47
Sep 2021	207	1,300	6.3	595	2.87
Sep 2020	216	668	3.1	305	1.41
Sep 2019	207	636	3.1	248	1.20
Sep 2018	204	647	3.2	291	1.43
Sep 2017	218	600	2.8	264	1.21
Sep 2016	218	581	2.7	290	1.33
Sep 2015	211	554	2.6	252	1.19
Sep 2014	201	503	2.5	226	1.12

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

193 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)86.81st of 15 in Sutton

Sutton 56.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths100%1st of 15 in Sutton

Sutton 68% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

Sutton 80% England 66%

This school
Sutton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+1.27

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	193	86.8	100%	100%	–
2024/25	186	86.9	100%	100%	–
2023/24	190	85.6	100%	100%	+1.27
2022/23	184	86.4	100%	100%	+1.33

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wilson's SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

3.6applications per place 86.8Attainment 8 Selective
Harris Academy Purley
1.5 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.5applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
The John Fisher School
1.5 km · Sutton

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
Thomas More Catholic School
1.7 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Wallington County Grammar School
1.9 km · Sutton

Remains Outstanding2022

6.0applications per place 82.0Attainment 8 Selective
Wallington High School for Girls
1.9 km · Sutton

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.9applications per place 80.3Attainment 8 Selective
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
2.9 km · Croydon

Remains Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
3.0 km · Sutton

Good2022

3.3applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Oaks Park High School
3.0 km · Sutton

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136621 · 319/5400
Trust: Wilson's School
Admissions policy: Selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,327 pupils · 1,327 on roll
Free school meals: 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Wilson's School (URN 103007)
Address: Mollison Drive, Wallington, SM6 9JW
Local authority: Sutton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources