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Wallington County Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Croydon Road, Wallington SM6 7PH · wcgs-sutton.co.uk · 020 8647 2235
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 77.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Sutton 59.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,119
- 19 over 1,100 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 6.9%
- First language not English
- 32.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 165 families put the school first and 170 places were offered; 43% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 170 | 165 | 1 | 43% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 106 | 0.6 | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 101 | 0.6 | 36% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 169 | 184 | 1.1▲ | 17% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 170 | 130 | 0.8 | 57% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 77.7, and 99.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sutton it was 59.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (47.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲77.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲99.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 95.9 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | 0 |
| Further education | 2 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.7 | — |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 students | A- (47.6) | Above average +0.31 | |
| 180 students | A- (47.4) | Above average +0.29 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 171 | A- (47) | +0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 177 | B+ (43.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 172 | A- (47.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 173 | B+ (42.5) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 174 | B+ (44) | +0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 194 | B (41.5) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 189 | B+ (42.6) | +0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 77.8 | +3.4 |
| Further and other education | 1.7 | — |
| Further education | 0.6 | — |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 6.4 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Wallington County Grammar School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (302 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 302
- 27% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (10%) with SEND