- Grammar school for boys
- Sutton SET 11+
Sutton Grammar School: 11+ entry
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2028 entry
- Not published yet
Score to qualify
Selective Eligibility Test (SET), Sutton
- Not published yet
Year 7 places
- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: Test registration closes
in about 41 weeks
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Sutton Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Sutton Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 128First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,319,E09000029,Sutton,Secondary,3195404,z,6,Sutton Grammar School,160,160,58,84,16,956,128,320,277,2.206896551724138,0.8,633,86,Academy converter,No religious character,1.3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001534,Sutton and Cheam,136787,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 956All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,319,E09000029,Sutton,Secondary,3195404,z,6,Sutton Grammar School,160,160,58,84,16,956,128,320,277,2.206896551724138,0.8,633,86,Academy converter,No religious character,1.3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001534,Sutton and Cheam,136787,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 160Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,319,E09000029,Sutton,Secondary,3195404,z,6,Sutton Grammar School,160,160,58,84,16,956,128,320,277,2.206896551724138,0.8,633,86,Academy converter,No religious character,1.3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001534,Sutton and Cheam,136787,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 6Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,319,E09000029,Sutton,Secondary,3195404,z,6,Sutton Grammar School,160,160,58,84,16,956,128,320,277,2.206896551724138,0.8,633,86,Academy converter,No religious character,1.3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001534,Sutton and Cheam,136787,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Is there a Sutton Grammar cut-off score?
Not a published one. The joint SET rule is: Each school sets its own SET pass mark after marking; not published in advance. Passing the SET makes a child eligible for the relevant Second Stage (or Greenshaw ability places).Sutton SET 2027 entry: Qualifying ruleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: It is not possible to state a pass mark in advance of the test. The pass mark will be decided by the participating schools after the test has been marked. Each School may determine its own pass mark.
View the official source We have not found Sutton Grammar's Second Stage standard, or any official list of its past cut-off scores, in any source we could check.
Families learn little about marks. For the SET, children who pass are told only that they reached the standard; children who do not pass for any school receive their age-standardised paper scores and totalSutton SET: Set score disclosureChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wilson's School.The source says: If your child does not meet the required standard for any of the participating schools, you will be given his/her standardised scores in both papers, which will include any appropriate age adjustment and their total score.
View the official source. That means a boy who passes has no score to compare with anyone else's.
Sutton council publishes a table of the furthest distance offered on National Offer Day, and Sutton Grammar appears in it with no distance in each recent year:
We read the blank as meaning distance did not decide the last places, as you would expect where places follow test performance. We will confirm that, and add more, once we can read the school's own policy. Any past figure is a guide, not a promise; see the 11+ cut-offs dataset and our Sutton SET guide.
At a glance
Sutton Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says:
Sutton Grammar School, Wallington County Grammar School and Wilson's School admit only boys.
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wilson's School.The source says:
There is no current or planned connection between the three schools beyond co-operation on our entrance testing arrangements. All three schools remain separate and distinct state-funded academy schools.
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Entrance test
- Selective Eligibility Test (SET), Sutton
- The test children sit to be considered.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Yes, for this school
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
Key dates
Dates for September 2028 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2027/28.
Wallington County Grammar School
Next: Test registration opens
Coming up: Test registration closes
in about 41 weeks
Coming up: Test day
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published
Notes on these dates
For 2028 entry, only the SET registration window and test date have been announced so far. For 2027 entry, registration closed in the summer, but sources disagree on the exact day, hence the awaiting-confirmation note. Right now, with the Second Stage done, Year 6 families should get the council form ready so it can go in as soon as the outcome arrives.
How places are given
Admission rules and catchment
- Pupil premium
- the joint SET documents say pupil premium (free school meals) eligibility forms part of Sutton Grammar School’s admission rules and that eligible boys who pass the second stage will be contacted; the number of places and any score allowance are set out in the school’s own admissions policySource: Wilson's School, checked
- Supplementary form
- The SET Registration Form serves as the Supplementary Form.Source: Sutton SET Consortium (hosted on Nonsuch High School for Girls website), checked
More detail from our guide
What we have confirmed
- Applying: Must pass SET and Stage 2 and name Sutton Grammar School on the home Local Authority's Common Application Form; CAF closing date 31 October 2026.Sutton Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sutton SET Consortium (hosted on Nonsuch High School for Girls website).The source says:
If your son passes the entrance test (SET and Stage 2 Exam), you must include Sutton Grammar School on the Common Application Form (CAF) to be eligible for consideration for a place. ... The closing date for submission of the CAF is 31 October 2026.
View the official source (CAF is the Common Application Form for your home council.) - Free school meals and pupil premium: the joint SET documents say pupil premium (free school meals) eligibility forms part of Sutton Grammar School’s admission rules and that eligible boys who pass the second stage will be contacted; the number of places and any score allowance are set out in the school’s own admissions policySutton Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Wilson's School.The source says:
If you are applying for a Free School Meals/Pupil Premium place at Sutton Grammar School and Wallington County Grammar School and your child passes the Second Stage Entrance Examination, you will be contacted by the school(s) and there is nothing further for you to do at this stage.
View the official source The detail sits in the school's own admission policy, which our tools could not open. Pupil premium is extra funding schools receive for some disadvantaged children; FSM means free school meals.
Is there a Sutton Grammar catchment area?
We cannot say yet. Whether the school uses a catchment or priority area, and how it measures distance for ties, are both written into its admission policy. Until we have checked that document, these rows stay blank:
| From the school's own policy (not yet checked) | 2027 entry |
|---|---|
| Order of priority when oversubscribed | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Not known: no official source states this. |
| Catchment or priority area | Not knownsutton-grammar-school-2027: DescriptionNot known: no official source states this. |
| How distance is measured | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Not known: no official source states this. |
| Equal scores | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Not known: no official source states this. |
| Brothers of current pupils | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Not known: no official source states this. |
| Waiting list | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Not known: no official source states this. |
| Status of the 2028 rules | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not known: no official source states this. |
If you need any of these before we update this page, ask the school's admissions team (admissions@suttongrammar.school; 020 8642 3821Sutton Grammar School: Admissions contactChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wilson's School.The source says: Sutton Grammar School: 020 8642 3821 or email admissions@suttongrammar.school
View the official source) or read the policy on its website.
The test
Selective Eligibility Test (SET), Sutton
- Test
- Selective Eligibility Test (SET), Sutton
- Test date, 2028 entry
- Tuesday 14 September 2027
The SET, and Sutton Grammar's part in running it
Who runs the Selective Eligibility Test: The six participating schools jointly (SET administrator mailbox set2027entry@suttongrammar.school)Sutton SET: Test run byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: These are the key dates for the Year 7 September 2027 entry process for the six schools listed above who work together to conduct a joint Selective Eligibility Test.
View the official source. In practice, that means questions about registration, access arrangements or the test day for any of the schools land in a Sutton Grammar inbox.
For 2027 entry the SET was on 15 September 2026Sutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: 15 September 2026 (Tuesday) Selective Eligibility Test
View the official source, with multiple choiceSutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: The test is made up of two papers; a multiple-choice Maths paper and a multiple-choice English paper.
View the official source papers in English and mathsSutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: The test is made up of two papers; a multiple-choice Maths paper and a multiple-choice English paper. The tests do not include verbal reasoning or non-verbal reasoning.
View the official source. SET outcomes arrived during the week after the SET of 15 September 2026Sutton Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: You will receive an outcome email during the week after the Selective Eligibility Test.
View the official source. One venue rule is specific to this school and useful for families with a son and a daughter in the same year: Boy/girl twins or siblings sit the SET at Sutton Grammar SchoolSutton Grammar School: Set venue twinsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: Boy/girl twins or siblings will be allocated to sit the test at Sutton Grammar School.
View the official source.
The Sutton Grammar 11 plus second stage
Boys who pass the SET for Sutton Grammar (each school may set its own SET pass mark) are invited to the shared Second Stage.Sutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage2 selectionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wilson's School.The source says: Invitations are sent out automatically to all boys who have passed the Selective Eligibility Test for Wilson’s School, Sutton Grammar School and Wallington County Grammar School
View the official source The Second Stage for 2027 entry was on 3 October 2026Sutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage2Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: Shared Second Stage Entrance Examination for Sutton Grammar School, 3 October 2026 (Saturday) Wilson’s School and Wallington County Grammar School.
View the official source: Second Stage English; Second Stage MathsSutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage2 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wilson's School.The source says: Each paper will be approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour in length.
View the official source, answered in writing rather than by choosing options. One sitting serves all three boys' schools. Read more in our Sutton SET guide.
How the final order is worked out
This is the part we cannot yet confirm. Sutton Grammar's method for combining the SET and Second Stage marks is set out in its own admission policy. The other two boys' schools publish theirs, and they differ from each other, so don't assume Sutton Grammar matches either:
| How the other boys' schools combine scores (2027 entry) | |
|---|---|
| Wallington County Grammar School | Total standardised score = two fifths SET total score + three fifths Second Stage total score (weights are fifths as printed).Wallington County Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: The total standardised score is made up of two fifths from the SET total score and three fifths from the Second Stage total score.View the official source |
| Wilson's School | Aggregate of SET and the two Second Stage elements in the ratio 1:2:2 (weights are the printed ratio parts, not percentages); age adjustment considered before aggregation.Wilson’s School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Wilson's School.The source says: The rank order of the entrance tests will be determined on the basis of the aggregate scores of the SET and the two elements of the second stage Entrance Examination for Wilson’s School in the ratio 1:2:2. Appropriate adjustment for age will be considered before the aggregate score is calculated.View the official source |
| Sutton Grammar School | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Not known: no official source states this. |
| Practical points, 2027 entry | |
|---|---|
| Registration | Single online SET registration system (Applicaa), reached via the website of any participating schoolSutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: Online Registration System OPENS. Visit the website of any of the schools to access the system.View the official source |
| Music, sport or other aptitude tests | noneSutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Aptitude testsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: Aptitude Test Day (Wilson’s School only)View the official source |
| If a boy is ill on a test day | No alternative SET date except for a child unfit on the day (evidence required); shared Second Stage unfit procedure: email SET administrator before the session, evidence by 7 October 2026.Sutton Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: There are no alternative dates to sit the Selective Eligibility Test except if your child is not fit to sit the test on the day.View the official source |
| Children eligible for 2027 entry | born 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016Sutton SET: Date of birth range2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Greenshaw Learning Trust.The source says: The Selective Eligibility Test is for children who will be in Year 6 of primary school at the date of the test being held on 15 September 2026 (expected date of birth range 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016).View the official source |
Open days
All this year's events have passed
Done: Open evening (Year 7 September 2027 entry) (passed)
16:45-20:00 (last entry 19:20)
Source: London Borough of Sutton, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
General information, not legal advice.
The SET result itself cannot be reviewed or re-marked, so an appeal only becomes possible after National Offer Day, if Sutton Grammar refuses a place. The school's own appeal timetable is in documents we have not yet checked, so follow the instructions in your refusal letter closely. Across the Sutton group, council guidance expects 2027-entry hearings in May to July 2027Sutton SET: Appeal hearings2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Sutton.The source says: | May to July 2027 | Admission appeals. |
View the official source.
| Appeals, 2027 entry | |
|---|---|
| Review of the SET result | None: no review or re-marking after the SET; no special consideration; answer sheets marked twice (machine then hand).Sutton SET 2027 entry: Review processChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wilson's School.The source says: Please note: following the Selective Eligibility Test, no review or re-marking of papers will be available.View the official source |
| Who hears appeals | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Not known: no official source states this. |
| Appeal deadline | Not knownSutton Grammar School: Appeal deadline (2027)Not known: no official source states this. |
Appeals for full selective schools seldom succeed. Put a school you would be content with on your council form too. Our Sutton SET guide covers the general process.
Official documents and sources
7 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- London Borough of Sutton
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- London Borough of Sutton
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Sutton SET Consortium (hosted on Nonsuch High School for Girls website)
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Wilson's School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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