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Wilson's School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Boys
  • Church of England
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  • Sutton
  • SM6 9JW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Sep 2022 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 1%1%2016/17: top 1%2017/18: top 1%2018/19: top 1%2021/22: top 1%2022/23: top 1%2023/24: top 1%2024/25: top 1%No exams

A-level results

#19 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 886.9 · London 50.110/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths100% · London 51.8%10/10 Top 10%
EBacc point score8.66 · London 4.5610/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+1.27 · London +0.3210/10 Top 10%
A level points per entry50.63 · London 34.710/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 76.4 · 151 pupils · London 522016/17: 79.8 · 152 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 81.5 · 154 pupils · London 492018/19: 82.9 · 177 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 85.4 · 191 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 86.4 · 184 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 85.6 · 190 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 86.9 · 186 pupils · London 50.1586.976.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 100% · 152 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 100% · 154 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 100% · 177 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 100% · 191 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 99% · 184 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 99.5% · 190 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 100% · 186 pupils · London 51.8%100%99%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 47.92 · 158 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 49.06 · 142 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 49.8 · 159 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 47.8 · 139 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 54.27 · 170 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 51.35 · 173 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 49.35 · 186 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 50.63 · 176 pupils · London 34.754.2747.8No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in47.2%
195 of 413 who put it first2014 · 75.2%2026 · 47.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st413195
2nd20620
3rd740

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2020Ungraded visit
  3. 2022Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,327
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.8%
First language not English47.3%
SEN support1.4%
EHC plan0.5%
Absence (sessions missed)2.8%
Persistently absent pupils1.8%

Girls 0%Boys 100%

100% full · 1,327 places · 364 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.4
Pupils per adult16.1
  • Classroom teachers 75.3
  • Leadership 5.6
  • Teaching assistants 1
  • Other support 19.3

Teachers 80.9 FTE · Whole workforce 101.2 · 112 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,532
Spend per pupil£8,202
Staff spend per pupil£6,239
Reserve per pupil£2,052
  • +£2,692,000revenue reserve
  • +£433,000in-year balance

Grants £7,351 · self-generated £1,181 · premises £550 per pupil

Single-academy trust: WILSON'S SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

190 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained98.9%
  • Education98.9%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained0.5%
  • Unknown0.5%

After sixth form (16–18)

185 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.1%
  • Education87%
  • Higher education85.4%
  • Apprenticeship2.7%
  • Employment4.3%
  • Not sustained3.2%
  • Unknown2.7%