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Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET) and second-stage entrance examinations
The 6 schools share one test: set by the schools themselves (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken on paper. It tests maths and English.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: date not yet published.
Checked against the sources below on 22 September 2026. Dates and arrangements change: the schools’ own admissions pages are always the final word.
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Key dates
When it is sat.
Tuesday 15 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 31 July 2026. Source Source Source
SET (stage 1) on Tuesday 15 September 2026; registration opened 1 May 2026 and closed midnight Friday 31 July 2026 (12 June 2026 for access-arrangement requests). Second stage: girls (NWSSEE) Saturday 26 September 2026; boys (shared Sutton Grammar/Wallington County/Wilson’s test) Saturday 3 October 2026.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
Wallington High School for Girls says SET registration for September 2028 entry opens 1 May 2027; no test date published yet.
The schools
Six schools, one test.
Each school takes its own applications and decides its own offers. Places are as each school’s page gives them, where it does.
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Greenshaw High School
Co-educational grammar school · Sutton
Greenshaw High School (comprehensive, PAN 314) uses the SET only, for up to 60 ability places; no second stage. Not in the original task list; the register marks it non-selective. Source Source checked 22 September 2026
60 placesas the school’s page gives them Source checked 22 September 2026
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Nonsuch High School for Girls
Girls’ grammar school · Sutton
210 placesas the school’s page gives them Source checked 22 September 2026
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Sutton Grammar School
Boys’ grammar school · Sutton
150 placesas the school’s page gives them Source checked 22 September 2026
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Wallington County Grammar School
Boys’ grammar school · Wallington
150 placesas the school’s page gives them Source checked 22 September 2026
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Wallington High School for Girls
Girls’ grammar school · Wallington
210 placesas the school’s page gives them Source checked 22 September 2026
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Wilson’s School
Boys’ grammar school · Wallington
PAN 186 is from the admission criteria for September 2026 (the page read); the 2027 figure was not found. Second stage: boys’ shared test (Sat 3 Oct 2026); both English and Maths must be passed and ranking aggregates SET : stage-2 English : stage-2 Maths in the ratio 1:2:2. 14 FSM places; 9 sport and 9 music aptitude places (aptitude tests 10 Oct 2026). Source Source checked 22 September 2026
186 placesas the school’s page gives them Source checked 22 September 2026
The exam
What the schools say.
Each line links to the page it comes from. A line marked Inferred is read from the page, which does not say it in so many words; the note under it says how.
- Who sets it Inferred
- The schools themselves. Source
- How it is taken
- On paper. Source
- The papers
- SET English (stage 1, all six schools), 50 minutes, multiple choice; SET Maths (stage 1, all six schools), multiple choice, no calculator; Boys’ shared second stage English (Sutton Grammar, Wallington County, Wilson’s), written answers; Boys’ shared second stage Maths (Sutton Grammar, Wallington County, Wilson’s), written answers; NWSSEE English (girls’ second stage: Nonsuch, Wallington Girls), written answers; NWSSEE Maths (girls’ second stage: Nonsuch, Wallington Girls), written answers. Source Source Source Source Source
- How places are decided
- Two stages. Each school sets its own SET pass mark (Greenshaw: pass makes a child eligible for one of 60 ability places). Those who pass sit a second stage; each school combines SET and second-stage standardised scores in its own ratio and ranks eligible candidates under its oversubscription criteria. No thresholds are published in advance. Source Source Source Source Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
SET English and Maths sample question sheets (2027 entry) and an answer-sheet mock-up; no samples for the second-stage tests.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
Every page read for this exam, with the date it was checked, and the words quoted from it.
- Greenshaw High School Admission Arrangements 2027-28, Greenshaw Learning Trust checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Up to 60 students will be admitted based on the outcome of the Selective Eligibility Test (SET).”
- SET FAQs, Sutton Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Candidates record their answers on a separate answer sheet by filling in a lozenge-shape for answer A, B, C, D or E or a combination of answers.”
“The test is made up of two papers; a multiple-choice Maths paper and a multiple-choice English paper. The tests do not include verbal reasoning or non-verbal reasoning.”
“The exam papers take between 40 and 50 minutes each ... The second-stage test is made up of two papers; a Maths paper and an English paper. The tests will not include verbal or non-verbal reasoning, and are not multiple choice. Each paper will be around 45 minutes to 1 hour in length.”
“We do not provide specimen papers. ... Examples of the sorts of questions asked for both the English and Maths Selective Eligibility Tests can be found below.”
- Admissions Policy 2027, Nonsuch High School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Published Admission Number (PAN) for entry to Year 7 is 210.”
- Second Stage Entrance Examination (NWSSEE), Nonsuch High School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
- Sutton Grammar School Admissions Policy Year 7 entry 2027 (Determined) checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Published Admissions Number (PAN) for Year 7 is 150.”
- Wallington County Grammar School Admission Arrangements 2027-28, Greenshaw Learning Trust checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The school has a Published Admission Number of 150 for entry into Year 7 in September 2027.”
- Entry to Year 7 in September 2027, Wallington County Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
- WHSG Admissions Policy 2027, Wallington High School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Published Admission Number (PAN) for entry to Year 7 is 210.”
- Year 7 Admissions, Wallington High School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
- Year 7, Admission Criteria, Wilson’s School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“This is a selective boys’ school with an admission number for Year 7 of 186.”
- Year 7, Admissions Process, Wilson’s School checked 22 September 2026
- Nonsuch and Wallington Second Stage Entrance Examination (NWSSEE), Frequently Asked Questions checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“There are two elements: an English paper and a Maths paper. They will not be multiple choice. Each paper will last between 40 and 50 minutes.”
- SET Maths sample questions 2027 entry, Sutton Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Please note that calculators and other electronic devices are not permitted in this test.”
- Selective Eligibility Test for September 2027 Entry, Information about the English Paper checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Section A: Spelling; 5 minutes Section B: Text 1; 25 minutes Section C: Text 2; 10 minutes Section D: Comparison of Texts 1 & 2; 10 minutes”
- Selective Eligibility Test, Sutton Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
- Year 7, Applying for a place, Wilson’s School checked 22 September 2026
- Secondary school tests, assessments and supplementary forms, London Borough of Sutton checked 22 September 2026
- Admissions, Sutton Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
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