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Wilson's School

Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Sutton

Mollison Drive, Wallington, SM6 9JW

Website 02087732931

100

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 28/09/2022

Application demand

46%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

97.2%

1.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,327

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

1,327 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

46%

1st preference success rate

185 of 403 families who put it first got an offer

209

Places offered

726

Total applications

3.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference403185● 46%
2nd preference18724● 13%
3rd preference660● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)700● 0%
Total72620929%

1st preference success by year

63%
2020
30%
2021
58%
2022
43%
2023
43%
2024
46%
2025

Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 558 applications came from outside the council area (135 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–18
Gender
Boys
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions policy
Selective
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
NJ Cole
Address
Mollison Drive, Wallington, SM6 9JW
Phone
02087732931
Local authority
Sutton
Ward / constituency
South Beddington & Roundshaw · Carshalton and Wallington
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
136621

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals6%——
English as additional language48%——
SEN support1%——
100% boys (1327)0% girls (0)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: WILSON'S SCHOOL

1,327 pupils · 1,327 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    28 September 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Sixth formOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 949 pupils

Attendance

97.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

2.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

1.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
5%
21/22
3%
22/23
3%
23/24
2%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score85.6——
Progress 8 score1.27—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths100%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths100%——
EBacc average point score8.51——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry49.35——

Average grade: A (England B-)

GCSE results over time

82.9201985.4202286.4202385.6202486.92025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 886.946
Grade 5+ English & maths100%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths100%65%
Entering EBacc100%40%
EBacc average point score8.664.1
Pupils in cohort186—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
+0.82
Other pupils
+1.31
High prior attainers
+1.26
Boys
+1.27

A-level results over time

47.8201954.27202251.35202349.35202450.632025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry50.6335
Average gradeA—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)79.3%17%
A-level students176—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics18699%100%100%
English Language18692%100%100%
Religious Studies18697%100%100%
English Literature18691%100%100%
Biology180100%100%100%
Physics180100%100%100%
Chemistry180100%100%100%
Business16297%100%100%
Geography14299%100%100%
French94100%100%100%
History9499%100%100%
German92100%100%100%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics15553%92%97%
Chemistry9038%70%93%
Physics8650%80%97%
Mathematics (Further)7849%72%90%
Economics7024%86%99%
Biology4949%80%92%
Geography2015%80%100%
Computer Science1675%100%100%
History1040%70%90%
Logic / Philosophy90%44%78%
Government and Politics922%67%100%
French633%67%100%

Oxbridge

162020162021212022172023112024232025

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #14 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2

UCAS apply centre 12041: Wilson's School

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications70
Offers23
Success rate33%
Accepted offers21

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)91%——
Apprenticeships100%——
Any education or training92%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Sutton council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 March (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.