Wallington County Grammar School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Boys

Pupils

1,119 census January 2026

Capacity

1,100

Admissions policy

Selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headmaster and Executive Headteacher

Mr Jamie Bean

Trust

GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST

Address

Croydon Road, Wallington, SM6 7PH

Borough

Sutton

Telephone

02086472235

DfE reference (URN)

136798

Website

wcgs-sutton.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Registration deadlineFriday 12 June 2026Closed

   SET Registration opens Friday 1 May 2026; Deadline for applications with Access Arrangements: Friday 12 June 2026; Deadline for all other applicants: Friday 31 July 2026

   Source: wcgs-sutton.co.uk

2. AssessmentTuesday 15 September 2026Passed

   SET exam date: Tuesday 15 September 2026; For GIRLS who have passed the SET, the Second Stage Test exam date: Saturday 26 September 2026; For BOYS who have passed the SET, the Second Stage Test exam date: Saturday 3 October 2026

   Source: wcgs-sutton.co.uk

3. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

4. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

5. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. This is a selective school: children must also sit its entrance test, and registration for the test closes well before the main deadline.

165 first-preference applications and 1,027 applications naming it at any preference for 170 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Sutton: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 69.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.7% were offered one of their preferences (2,870 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 76.1 · 2023/24: 77.8
  77.7This school59.3Sutton46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 99% · 2023/24: 98%
  99%This school68%Sutton45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 99% · 2023/24: 99%
  100%This school82%Sutton65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 61% · 2023/24: 69%
  68%This school57%Sutton40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 6.99 · 2023/24: 7.20
  7.25This school5.47Sutton4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 150 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B+ · 2023/24: A-
  A-This schoolB+SuttonB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 43.7 · 2023/24: 47
  47.5This school42.3Sutton35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 43.6 · 2023/24: 47.2
  47.8This school43Sutton35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 45% · 2023/24: 53%
  56%This school41%Sutton18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.34
  0.31This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 180 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

6.9% January 2026

English as an additional language

31.2%

Receiving SEN support

3.7%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

0.3%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

4% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

5.4%

Pupils per teacher

19.7 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,125

Pupils on roll

1,117

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Wallington County Grammar School and Wilson's School1.1 miles apart
• Wallington County Grammar School and Carshalton Boys Sports College1.3 miles apart
• Wallington County Grammar School and Greenshaw High School1.6 miles apart
• Wallington County Grammar School and The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy1.7 miles apart

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