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Wallington County Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 82 82.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL A- A- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
82 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
99.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
93.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.95 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 77.7[6] 99.3%[6]
2023/24 77.8[4] 98%[4] +0.95[4]
2022/23 76.1[7] 99%[7] +0.81[7]
2021/22 74.2[8] 78%[8] +0.43[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
55.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A-[10] 52.9%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 44.6%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 51.7%[12]
2018/19 B+[13] 38.7%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
100% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
98% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
1% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 96%[15] 1%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 95%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 95%[17] 2%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 100%[18] 97%[18] 1%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
88% 2022/23[19]
Education
78% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
10% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 87%[20] 74%[20] 2%[20] 10%[20]
2020/21 93%[21] 81%[21] 2%[21] 10%[21]
2019/20 83%[22] 74%[22] 1%[22] 9%[22]
2018/19 85%[23] 74%[23] 2%[23] 9%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
88% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
67% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
57% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
4% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 92%[26] 77%[26]
2019/20 93%[25] 67%[25] 57%[25] 4%[25]
2018/19 94%[27] 67%[27] 60%[27] 4%[27]
2017/18 90%[28] 65%[28] 55%[28] 3%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
15 Nov 2022[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
28 Dec 2022[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
17 Jan 2017[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] Outstanding[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
6.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
1027 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
165 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
170 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 822[31] 106[31] 170[31] 4.8[31] 0.6[31]
Entry Sept 2024 839[31] 101[31] 170[31] 4.9[31] 0.6[31]
Entry Sept 2023 971[31] 184[31] 169[31] 5.7[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2022 812[31] 130[31] 170[31] 4.8[31] 0.8[31]

Priority areas

Priority postcode area
Postcodes CR0 4, CR4 4, KT4 8, SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5, SM6, SM7 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Admissions

Catchment, as the policy words it
Sutton Postcodes: SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5, SM6, SM7, KT4 8--, CR0 4--, and CR4 4-- Entry Sept 2027[32]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
150 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Test registration closes, 11+ entry
31 Jul 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Entrance test
SET and second stage test Entry Sept 2024[33]
Entrance test, 11+ entry
Selective Eligibility Test (SET) and the Second Stage Test Entry Sept 2027[32]
Entrance test date, 11+ entry
15 Sep 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1100[1]
Trust
GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Sutton[1]
Website
www.wcgs-sutton.co.uk[1]
District
Sutton[34]
Postcode
SM6 7PH[1]
URN
136798[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1117 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
31.2% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
3.7% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
0.3% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
8.4% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
19.7%[36]
Mixed
9.2%[36]
Asian
56.9%[36]
Black
7.8%[36]
Any other ethnic group
2.5%[36]
Unclassified
3.8%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
In the sixth form, every subject includes knowledge from the first year of a university course.[37]
Warmth
They said, 'There is space for everyone and the opportunity to create your own space.’ Staff and pupils are proud to be part of the school.[37]
Pastoral care
Leaders ensure that pupils can get support through the school counsellors. For example, mental health professionals lead lessons on positive friendships.[37]
Behaviour
In lessons, low-level disruption is rare. Pupils listen to their teachers and each other.[37]
Learning support
Teachers use the individual strategies suggested for each pupil with SEND. As a result, pupils with SEND achieve at least as well as other pupils.[37]
Enrichment
Pupils learn more about their interests in after-school clubs. These include academic, sporting and cultural clubs.[37]
Pupil voice
Pupils run clubs and events for younger pupils, lead charity week and volunteer in a local special school. Of particular note are the Junior Safeguarding Leaders.[37]
Independence
They often complete their work independently of the teacher. If pupils find a task difficult, they will persevere. Teachers ask pupils to read complex articles about their subject in preparation for lessons.[37]
Collaboration
Leaders have created a culture in which pupils relish supporting others.[37]
Structure
This is a school that has a strong sense of community and very high expectations.[37]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  32. greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk: greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (7)
    Priority 5: Sutton Postcodes Up to 15 places are available for students who meet the combined qualifying standard from the SET and the WCGS Second Stage Tests where the permanent home address at the closing date for applications (31 October) is one of the following postcodes: SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5, SM6, SM7, KT4 8--, CR0 4--, and CR4 4--. (p. 4)
    Up to 15 places are available for students who meet the combined qualifying standard from the SET and the WCGS Second Stage Tests where the permanent home address at the closing date for applications (31 October) is one of the following postcodes: SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5, SM6, SM7, KT4 8--, CR0 4--, and CR4 4--. (p. 4)
    The school has a Published Admission Number of 150 for entry into Year 7 in September 2027. (p. 2)
    An on-line application form to sit the SET must be completed and submitted no later than midnight on Friday 31 July 2026. (p. 2)
    In order to make a valid application, students will need to reach the WCGS combined qualifying standard from the Selective Eligibility Test (SET) and the Second Stage Test in order to be eligible to be considered for a place at our School. (p. 2)
    The Second Stage Test will take place on 3 October 2026. (p. 2)
    The SET will take place on 15 September 2026. (p. 2)
  33. whatdotheyknow.com: whatdotheyknow.com — Lowest score offered 2024. Period 2024-03-28. Archived copy; original. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    In rank order of performance in the SET and second stage test. Up to 15 places for those boys who are successful in reaching the WCGS pass mark from the SET and second stage test where the permanent Home Address is one of the postcodes as detailed in our published admissions arrangements (p. 1)
  34. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  37. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (15)
    They said, 'There is space for everyone and the opportunity to create your own space.' (p. 1)
    Staff and pupils are proud to be part of the school (p. 1)
    In the sixth form, every subject includes knowledge from the first year of a university course (p. 1)
    Leaders ensure that pupils can get support through the school counsellors (p. 3)
    For example, mental health professionals lead lessons on positive friendships (p. 2)
    In lessons, low-level disruption is rare. Pupils listen to their teachers and each other (p. 2)
    This is a school that has a strong sense of community and very high expectations (p. 1)
    Pupils learn more about their interests in after-school clubs. These include academic, sporting and cultural clubs (p. 2)
    Pupils run clubs and events for younger pupils, lead charity week and volunteer in a local special school (p. 1)
    Of particular note are the Junior Safeguarding Leaders (p. 1)
    They often complete their work independently of the teacher. If pupils find a task difficult, they will persevere (p. 2)
    Teachers ask pupils to read complex articles about their subject in preparation for lessons (p. 2)
    Leaders have created a culture in which pupils relish supporting others (p. 1)
    Teachers use the individual strategies suggested for each pupil with SEND (p. 2)
    As a result, pupils with SEND achieve at least as well as other pupils (p. 2)