Year 7

We believe the two stage test allows every boy to demonstrate the best of his abilities and we intend to continue with it. With a two-stage process, a boy only has to perform reasonably well in the Selective Eligibility Test to be able to move through to the second stage, thus allowing him another chance to demonstrate his ability. However if decisions on allocation of places were to be made on the basis of the single Selective Eligibility Test alone, a modest performance on the day might mean that a boy misses out on a place at Wilson's School. In our view this would unduly raise the level of importance of the first stage test (which was originally designed only to determine 'selective eligibility') and put unnecessary pressure on the boys.

Wilson’s School, Wallington County Grammar School and Sutton Grammar School have agreed to share our Second Stage Entrance Examinations. This means that candidates who have passed the Selective Eligibility Test only need to sit one Second Stage Examination, the outcome of which will be used to determine eligibility to be considered for a place at each of these schools. It is important to note that Wilson’s School, Wallington County Grammar School and Sutton Grammar School have different Admissions Criteria and different methods of determining a SET pass, combining the scores from the SET and Second Stage Examinations and of calculating the final outcome of the entrance tests for our respective schools. This means that it is possible that a boy may pass the examinations for one of our schools and not for the other. Further information about the shared Second Stage Entrance Examination can be found in the Second Stage Entrance Examination FAQs section on this website.