Last updated on: 17/04/2025

Address: Mollison Drive, Wallington, Surrey SM6 9JW

Tel: 020 8773 2931

Email: admissions@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk

Website: www.wilsons.school

Places: 186 places in Year 7

Test Types: See Sutton Schools General Information. For Wilson's School, candidates must pass both the English and the Mathematics papers and must also have met the overall pass mark to be eligible to be considered for a place.

Catchment/Selection Policy: 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 in the ratio 1:2:2. Appropriate adjustment for age will be considered before the aggregate score is calculated.

Places will be offered in the following order:

1. Boys of selective ability and whose formal Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) names the school will be allocated a place before other applicants are considered.
2. 'Looked After Children' or 'Previously Looked After Children' by rank order of standardised score in the entrance tests.
3. 14 places for boys eligible to receive Free School Meals by rank order of standardised score in the entrance tests.
4. 9 places for boys who have demonstrated aptitude in sport (by achieving a score in the Sporting Aptitude Test above the benchmark threshold) by rank order of performance in the sporting aptitude tests.
5. 9 places for boys who have demonstrated aptitude in music (by achieving a score in the Music Aptitude Test above the benchmark threshold) by rank order of performance in the music aptitude test.
6. Remaining places including any unallocated places under criteria 3, 4 and 5 will be allocated to boys according to their position in the rank order of standardised score in the entrance tests.

Where candidates have the same rank order and where the admission of all would exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order:

1. To candidates whose permanent home address is within the London Borough of Sutton in the order of the distance of their home address (with those living closest being given priority) measured in a straight line from the main front door of Wilson's School.
2. To those candidates who live elsewhere in the order of the distance of their home address (with those living closest being given priority) measured in a straight line from the main front door of Wilson's School.

Sports Aptitude Test

All applicants for the sports aptitude places as part of the Wilson's School Football Programme will be invited to attend a Sports Aptitude Test Day. There is one opportunity for candidates to be assessed for sports aptitude.

After the outcome of the SET, all candidates that have met the pass mark to be invited to the second stage Entrance Examination for Wilson's School will be offered the opportunity to participate in a Sports Aptitude Test in the Autumn term if they wish.

The sports aptitude test will give all participants the opportunity to demonstrate their potential and propensity to develop ability in the sport of football through a variety of tasks and tests. Scores will be awarded for each element of the aptitude test. When all tests have been completed a rank order of applicants for the Sports Aptitude places will be produced and a benchmark threshold will be applied. Parents will be told whether their son has achieved the benchmark threshold and is therefore eligible to be considered for a place under the Sports Aptitude criterion.

Sports Aptitude places will be allocated to up to 9 of the top scoring eligible candidates who have achieved scores in the sports aptitude test above the benchmark in rank order of score. Only candidates who have achieved a score above the benchmark threshold can be considered for a Sports Aptitude place as part of the Wilson's School Football Programme.

Music Aptitude Test

All applicants for the music aptitude places as part of the Wilson's Music Programme will be invited to attend a Music Aptitude Test. After the outcome of the SET, all candidates that have met the pass mark to be invited to the second stage Entrance Examination for Wilson's School will be offered the opportunity to participate in the Music Aptitude Test in the Autumn term if they wish.

The music aptitude test will give all participants the opportunity to demonstrate their potential and propensity to develop ability in music (any instrument or voice) through a variety of tasks and tests. When the tests have been completed a rank order of applicants for the Music Aptitude places will be produced and a benchmark threshold will be applied. Parents will be told whether their son has achieved the benchmark threshold and is therefore eligible to be considered for a Music Programme place.

Music aptitude places will be allocated to up to 9 of the top scoring eligible candidates who have achieved scores in the music aptitude test above the benchmark in rank order of score. Only candidates who have achieved a score above the benchmark threshold can be considered for a Music Aptitude place as part of the Wilson's Music Programme.