Wilson's School

A selective boys grammar school in Wallington, Greater London, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,312 pupils on roll. Wilson's School serves boys aged 11-18 and keeps a full sixth form on site. Current published roll and admissions data point to around 1,312 pupils on roll and 186 Year 7 places. The school also has a Church of England character, which can matter for families thinking about ethos as well as academic fit.

From a family point of view, admissions are likely to be one of the most important parts of the picture. The current route includes Sutton SET and Individual, with 186 places available in Year 7. Sutton's September 2026 admissions booklet also reports 3,282 male candidates at the SET and 1,242 candidates at second stage for the September 2025 cycle, which signals very strong demand even though it is not the same as a final applications figure. Catchment or distance rules still matter at allocation stage, so this is the kind of school where families need to read the admissions policy carefully rather than rely on headline scores alone.

The academic side of the school is backed by enough published data to give families a useful starting point. The latest published Ofsted judgement is Outstanding. Recent official performance measures show Progress 8 at 1.27 and Attainment 8 at 85.6. 99.5% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths in the latest stored GCSE figures. In the sixth form, 79.3% of entries were awarded AAB or better at A level. Destinations data also suggest strong progression after sixth form, with 91% moving into higher education.

The wider offer currently includes Robotics, Sport. For many parents, the presence of a sixth form is part of the attraction, because it gives able pupils the option to stay in a familiar academic setting through to A level. Taken together, those features make Wilson's School the kind of school that rewards careful research into travel, admissions detail, and day-to-day fit, not just headline outcomes.