Wilson's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Unique reference
- 136621
- Address
- Mollison Drive, SM6 9JW
- Website
- www.wilsons.school
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1312 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 47.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 1.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.4%
Indian 47.2%
Other Asian 18.7%
Chinese 8.2%
Mixed 6.7%
White British 4.6%
Pakistani 4.4%
Other White 3.3%
African 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 100%
Local authority average 57%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 100%
Local authority average 68%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 86.7
Local authority average 59.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 8.65
Local authority average 5.47
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| D&T Product Design | AS level | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 180 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 162 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 180 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
| English Language | GCSE | 186 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 186 |
Admissions
Wilson's School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 403
- 2nd preference
- 187
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 558
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 135
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 191 0 |
| Year 8 | 190 190 0 |
| Year 9 | 188 188 0 |
| Year 10 | 193 193 0 |
| Year 11 | 186 186 0 |
| Year 12 | 189 189 0 |
| Year 13 | 175 175 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 93.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 0.0% 19.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 98.0% 69.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 94.0% 84.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 85.0% 47.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 2.4% |