Wilson's School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Church of England

Pupils

1,327 census January 2026

Capacity

1,327

Admissions policy

Selective

Sixth form

Yes

Head

Mr NJ Cole

Trust

WILSON'S SCHOOL

Address

Mollison Drive, Wallington, SM6 9JW

Borough

Sutton

Telephone

02087732931

DfE reference (URN)

136621

Website

wilsons.school

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 31 July 2026Closed

   To register a boy to take the SET parents/carers must complete the online Registration Form by Friday 31 July 2026

   Source: wilsons.school

2. AssessmentSaturday 3 October 2026Passed

   Second stage Entrance Examination for Wilson's School on Saturday 3 October 2026, comprising English and Mathematics papers

   Source: wilsons.school

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. Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated

   The outcome of the second stage Entrance Examination will be sent by email in October 2026

   Source: wilsons.school

6. 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.

413 first-preference applications and 771 applications naming it at any preference for 215 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: 86.4 · 2023/24: 85.6
  86.9This school59.3Sutton46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 99% · 2023/24: 100%
  100%This school68%Sutton45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 100% · 2023/24: 100%
  100%This school82%Sutton65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 100% · 2023/24: 98%
  100%This school57%Sutton40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 8.56 · 2023/24: 8.51
  8.66This 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 · 186 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: A · 2023/24: A
  AThis schoolB+SuttonB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 51.4 · 2023/24: 49.4
  50.6This school42.3Sutton35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 52.6 · 2023/24: 50.9
  52.5This school43Sutton35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 78% · 2023/24: 72%
  79%This school41%Sutton18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.13
  0.03This 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 · 176 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

5.9% January 2026

English as an additional language

47.3%

Receiving SEN support

1.4%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

0.5%

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

2.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

1.8%

Pupils per teacher

16.4 2025/26

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

Places

Places

1,327

Pupils on roll

1,312

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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Compare with similar schools

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

• Wilson's School and Harris Academy Purley0.9 miles apart
• Wilson's School and The John Fisher School1 mile apart
• Wilson's School and Thomas More Catholic School1.1 miles apart
• Wilson's School and Wallington County Grammar School1.1 miles apart

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