SET Sutton , Wilson and,Wallington schools

Mommyingboys · 2024-09-23T12:48:46+00:00

Hi Does anyone know when will the result of SET that took place on 17th Sep 2024 will be out ? Roughly how many students are called back for the second stage test ? Thanks

3rdLucky · 14/10/2025 19:35

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Daddykl · 14/10/2025 15:49

Do we know if the results for Stage 2 are out tomorrow?

Goldsay · 21/08/2025 17:01

Hello,
We live in Wallington and I am currently looking for a tutor for my son. Can you please share your tutor details if you dont mind?

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Mommyingboys · 10/03/2025 22:03

HappySnow · 03/03/2025 20:23

My DS has received an offer from Wallington County Grammar School. This is his first-choice school! We are beyond happy! I hope everyone else received their favorite offers too🤞🏼❤️

Hi
I was thinking let's start another thread for the children starting in Wallington in September. Will be helpful to share ideas and apprehensions.

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Mommyingboys · 10/03/2025 13:12

ALongProcess · 09/03/2025 17:06

The walk from Hackbridge is a nicer route than the one from Wallington, and shorter. Basically you go through the side of Beddington Park (or you can take the outside route on the road), straight from the station to the school, which is a pretty walk or scoot. Maybe 10 minutes?

I understand lots of the boys walk en masse to and from school via the park, so it's not risky. What I did think, though, was that if he had after-school activities in winter in the dark and would be alone, then I'd have him return via Wallington as he'd be walking through a residential area not a park, even if the train took a little longer to get home.

Ticket-wise, if you get the annual season ticket to Sutton then it's valid on either route and costs the same as one to Hackbridge or Wallington.

I should add my DC isn't actually at WCGS but we very seriously considered it for him (and very much liked the school), so we did trial runs of all the routes to check out how easy they were.

Thankyou for a detailed response. Much appreciated 🙏

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ALongProcess · 09/03/2025 17:06

The walk from Hackbridge is a nicer route than the one from Wallington, and shorter. Basically you go through the side of Beddington Park (or you can take the outside route on the road), straight from the station to the school, which is a pretty walk or scoot. Maybe 10 minutes?

I understand lots of the boys walk en masse to and from school via the park, so it's not risky. What I did think, though, was that if he had after-school activities in winter in the dark and would be alone, then I'd have him return via Wallington as he'd be walking through a residential area not a park, even if the train took a little longer to get home.

Ticket-wise, if you get the annual season ticket to Sutton then it's valid on either route and costs the same as one to Hackbridge or Wallington.

I should add my DC isn't actually at WCGS but we very seriously considered it for him (and very much liked the school), so we did trial runs of all the routes to check out how easy they were.

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Mommyingboys · 09/03/2025 05:00

ALongProcess · 09/03/2025 01:10

@Mommyingboys

Is there anyone from wandsworth getting into WCGS ? We are planning to relocate but around Jan 2026. Is the daily commute doable ?

It's very easy. 12 mins from Balham with the 07:54 getting into Hackbridge at 8:06 (7:42 from Wandsworth Common connects with that train) or a slightly longer journey by direct train to Wallington.

Hi
Thankyou so much. How long is the walk from Hackbridge to the school ? Is it better / shorter/ easier / safer/ than the walk from Wallington station ?

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ALongProcess · 09/03/2025 01:10

@Mommyingboys

Is there anyone from wandsworth getting into WCGS ? We are planning to relocate but around Jan 2026. Is the daily commute doable ?

It's very easy. 12 mins from Balham with the 07:54 getting into Hackbridge at 8:06 (7:42 from Wandsworth Common connects with that train) or a slightly longer journey by direct train to Wallington.

Fluffycloudsfloatinginthesky · 08/03/2025 10:12

Mommyingboys · 05/03/2025 07:36

Is there anyone from wandsworth getting into WCGS ? We are planning to relocate but around Jan 2026. Is the daily commute doable ?

You can walk to hackbridge station from there, also Wallington but that's a little further. So you have the two different train lines into Victoria. So assuming you not far from station at the other end not too bad probably. Hackbridge route is the quicker line.

Chayil · 05/03/2025 14:17

Does anyone have experience with SGS. We didn't attend the open evening and have based our choice solely on the UK ranking. Wilson was our first choice but now we have offer for SGCS and have accepted it.

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Mommyingboys · 05/03/2025 13:52

Travelmad777 · 05/03/2025 13:04

Yes, we do.

WCGS was in the top 30 state secondary schools in the country for results this year. ( top 10 in London). It is a rugby school and does amazingly in cricket. It was listed as one of the top 25 schools for cricket in 2024. They also do really well at table tennis. They have lots of other opportunities for the arts ( drama production, music competition, photography and art competition. Just to name a few. )There is a great selection of subjects on offer. They really try to support our children to be well rounded and the pastoral care is amazing. It has a really family feel about it. My son is thriving there.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

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Thankyou so much. That is really helpful and reassuring.
We hope it will be a good fit for our DS.

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Mommyingboys · 05/03/2025 09:41

Hi
Do you have personal experience of WCGS ? Would love to have some insight about the school..positives and negatives.
Thanks

Yes, we do.

WCGS was in the top 30 state secondary schools in the country for results this year. ( top 10 in London). It is a rugby school and does amazingly in cricket. It was listed as one of the top 25 schools for cricket in 2024. They also do really well at table tennis. They have lots of other opportunities for the arts ( drama production, music competition, photography and art competition. Just to name a few. )There is a great selection of subjects on offer. They really try to support our children to be well rounded and the pastoral care is amazing. It has a really family feel about it. My son is thriving there.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

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Mommyingboys · 05/03/2025 09:41

Hi
Do you have personal experience of WCGS ? Would love to have some insight about the school..positives and negatives.
Thanks

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Mommyingboys · 05/03/2025 07:36

Is there anyone from wandsworth getting into WCGS ? We are planning to relocate but around Jan 2026. Is the daily commute doable ?

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SunSunny · 05/03/2025 06:28

My son got SGS. It was our second preference after Tiffins.

Siusiu · 04/03/2025 21:53

We also got WCGS offer. My son was all over the moon.

Chayil · 04/03/2025 18:51

My son got into Sutton Grammar School but wanted Wilson's school. We have accepted the offer for SGS.

minna1512 · 04/03/2025 14:38

yes, we also got WCGS offer, my son was huge happy for it.... 😁
do you know any WCGS whatsapp group?

Travelmad777 · 03/03/2025 22:44

Congratulations! Wallington is a such a wonderful school.

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Mommyingboys · 03/03/2025 20:44

HappySnow · 03/03/2025 20:23

My DS has received an offer from Wallington County Grammar School. This is his first-choice school! We are beyond happy! I hope everyone else received their favorite offers too🤞🏼❤️

Congratulations ! We also got Wallington Grammar offer for our DS today.

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Curtainpoles · 03/03/2025 20:27

Congratulations to you and your DS ❤️

My girl didn't get in to either of the girls grammars. She has got a place at Sutton High though so we have accepted that for now and will wait to see about the waiting list, although I'm not hopeful!

HappySnow · 03/03/2025 20:23

My DS has received an offer from Wallington County Grammar School. This is his first-choice school! We are beyond happy! I hope everyone else received their favorite offers too🤞🏼❤️

UK2New · 28/10/2024 14:20

Thanks @Travelmad777 for the details. One clarification. Will all school uses the Stage2 SET 1 score to calculate their stage 2 score? or every school has their own way to calculate stage2 SET1 & SET2 scores?
My son did not clear Sutton, so I know his score from Stage 1 and Stage 2. Can i use it to calculate his Wallington score? If anyone is interested, I assume the formula to calculate Wallington Mark is

WCGS score = 2/5(set1 Eng + set1 Maths) + 3/5(set2 Eng + set2 Maths)

Not sure though.

@Travelmad777 could you please confirm my first question? thank you.

Travelmad777 · 27/10/2024 22:08

The schools all publish details of how they calculate their scores

Wilson's 1: 2: 2 (stage1 combined : stage 2 english: stage 2 maths)

Sutton 2: 2: 3: 3 (stage 1 maths:stage1 english : stage 2 maths : stage 2 english)

Wallington 2: 3 (stage 1 combined : stage 2 combined)

If you do really well in stage 2, but not so well in stage 1, you could do very well with your Wilson's score but not very well with Sutton or Wallington due to the weighting placed on the different scores.

Travelmad777 · 27/10/2024 21:13

For those of you wandering about the discrepancy in SET stage 1 score. When I analysed data a few years ago it looked like the stage 1 results were restandardised taking into account only those that have passed stage 1. Therefore your SET 1 score will be different to your stage 2 SET 1 score. Hope that helps.