Sutton is home to five of England's most competitive grammar schools. The Sutton & District Testing Consortium runs a shared entrance exam, meaning children sit one test that counts for all five schools. These are super-selective schools with very high qualifying scores.
The consortium test covers English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Registration is through the individual schools' websites. Children can list up to five Sutton grammar schools on their application. Results are standardised by age (SAS) and shared across all consortium schools.
May
Registration opens
Early July
Registration deadline
September (Saturday)
Exam date
Mid-October
Results
1 March
National offer day
Subjects tested
English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
Answer format
Multiple choice
Total time
~2 hours
Typical qualifying score
~332 SAS (super-selective)
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Extremely competitive. Sutton grammar schools are classified as super-selective. For example, Wilson's School receives over 2,500 applications for approximately 180 places — a ratio of roughly 14:1.
The qualifying SAS is typically around 332, but this varies by school and year. The most competitive schools (Nonsuch, Wilson's) may effectively require 340+ for a realistic chance of a place.
Yes. The Sutton consortium schools accept applications from outside the borough. However, some schools give priority to local residents. Tiffin School and Tiffin Girls (Kingston) have separate admissions processes.
No. Tiffin School and Tiffin Girls are in the Royal Borough of Kingston and run their own entrance exams. They are included separately in our Kingston school profiles.
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