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Wallington High School for Girls

GirlsWallingtonLondon Borough of Sutton

Entry to Wallington High School for Girls is a 2-stage process: the Sutton Selective Eligibility Test and then the Nonsuch and Wallington Second Stage Entrance Examination. There are 40 free mock papers across both stages below, all written by Revision Library.

School details verified 2026-08-28 against the school's own admissions pages.

The examination

Sutton Selective Eligibility Test

2027 entry

The same examination is used for admission to Wilson's School, Sutton Grammar School, Wallington County Grammar School and Nonsuch High School for Girls. The mock papers below are the ones to work through whichever of those schools you are applying to.

Every child applying to a Sutton grammar school sits the same first-stage test, whichever of the schools they are aiming for. It is two multiple-choice papers, English and Mathematics, answered on a separate machine-read sheet. There is no verbal or non-verbal reasoning. The SET decides who is invited to a second-stage examination, and it also carries into the final ranking at every one of the schools.

Stages
One
Subjects
English (multiple choice), Mathematics (multiple choice)
Test provider
Written by the schools, not an exam board
Calculator
Not allowed

One sitting in mid-September covers all six participating schools, including Greenshaw High School's ability places. The two papers are added together: a strong English score can make up for a weaker Maths score, because there is no separate pass mark per paper at this stage. Scores are standardised for age, and each school then sets its own pass mark after marking. Roughly a third of candidates go through to a second stage.

English (multiple choice)

50 minutes · 62 questions · 5 options, separate answer sheet

Tests: Spelling: choosing the correct spelling from five near-misses; Retrieval from a line-referenced passage; Best-explanation inference, where every option is partly true; Vocabulary in context and shades of connotation and more.

  • Reconstructed from the published format.
  • Officially confirmed: four sections in this order, with recommended timings of 5, 25, 10 and 10 minutes. The timings are advice, not rules - a candidate may spend longer on a section and go back to earlier questions.
  • Officially confirmed: five options A to E on every question, a separate machine-read answer sheet, no negative marking, and no rough paper.
  • The question count is not published. Ours is built from the official section timings and matches independent reports of the current paper. Treat 62 as a realistic reconstruction, not a fact.
  • Two marking rules are official and unusual. A 'select the two most accurate' question scores nothing unless both are chosen, and nothing if three or more are. An open 'select all that apply' question gives partial credit, but ticking every option scores zero.
  • The comparison section was added around September 2021. Any practice material without it describes the old paper.

Mathematics (multiple choice)

45 minutes · 50 questions · 5 options, separate answer sheet

Tests: Number and place value; The four operations and order of operations; Fractions, decimals and percentages; Ratio and proportion and more.

  • Reconstructed from the published format.
  • Officially confirmed: multiple choice with five options A to E, around 45 minutes, no calculator, no rough paper, and content broadly based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum.
  • The question count and the total marks are not published. Fifty questions is the most widely repeated figure and fits the timing, but it is an estimate.
  • The school's own worked commentary repeatedly solves questions by elimination - ruling options out on parity, last digit or rough size rather than calculating in full. That is the defining habit this paper rewards, and our mocks are built so that it pays off.
  • The official sample states plainly that it does not show every question type used in recent years.

What the schools do not publish

  • The total marks for either paper, and the number of questions on each.
  • The identity of the test provider. The papers appear to be written in house rather than by GL Assessment, CEM or Quest, but no school states this.
  • Pass marks. Each school sets its own after marking, and none is published in advance or afterwards.
  • The standardisation mean and spread.
  • The partial-credit algorithm for 'select all that apply' questions. The consortium has said explicitly that it will not share it.
  • Arrangements for 2028 entry. Nothing has been published as of August 2026; these would normally be consulted on in autumn 2026 and settled by the end of February 2027.
Sources (10)
  • Admissions FAQs (Selective Eligibility Test)School
    Sutton Grammar School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    The primary format source: two multiple-choice papers, no verbal or non-verbal reasoning, 40 to 50 minutes each, five options on a separate answer sheet, no negative marking, age standardisation, and no pass mark published in advance.
  • Information about the English Paper for 2027 EntrySchool
    Sutton Grammar School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    The definitive English source: the four-section structure with its timings, the six question families with examiner commentary, and the marking rules for the multi-answer questions. Read for structure only; no sample question is reproduced in our papers.
  • SET Maths sample questions (2027 entry)School
    Sutton Grammar School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Six worked question types with commentary that teaches elimination rather than computation, plus the explicit caveat that the sample does not show every type used.
  • Sample SET answer sheetSchool
    Sutton Grammar School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    The machine-read sheet layout, with five lozenges per row and the right way and wrong way to mark them. The FAQ describes it as an extract, so its row count is not the paper's question count.
  • Selective Eligibility TestConsortium
    Sutton Grammar School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    The full 2027 timetable, including both second-stage dates.
  • Admissions FAQsSchool
    Wilson's School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Independent confirmation of the format, the statement that no specimen papers are provided, double marking, and Wilson's own 1:2:2 weighting of the SET against the two second-stage papers.
  • Selective Eligibility Test Frequently Asked QuestionsConsortium
    Sutton SET consortium, via Wallington High School for Girls · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2023 entry
    The fullest description of the mechanism: the total score decides the pass rather than each paper separately, results are disclosed only to candidates who fail everywhere, ranking runs to several decimal places, and no rough paper is allowed.
  • Admission Arrangements 2027/28School
    Wallington County Grammar School (Greenshaw Learning Trust) · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Confirms the SET is a multiple-choice Maths and English test, and that it counts for two fifths of the school's total standardised score against three fifths for the second stage.
  • Admissions Policy, Year 7 entry 2027School
    Sutton Grammar School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Sutton Grammar alone adjusts SET marks for income deprivation as well as age, using the 2019 IDACI index.
  • Secondary school tests, assessments and supplementary forms (2027 entry)Council
    London Borough of Sutton · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Council confirmation of the six-school consortium and the single registration.

Examination details last checked against these sources on 2026-08-28.

Nonsuch and Wallington Second Stage Entrance Examination

2027 entry

The same examination is used for admission to Nonsuch High School for Girls. The mock papers below are the ones to work through whichever of those schools you are applying to.

Girls who reach the pass mark in the Sutton SET are invited to one further examination, sat once and valid for both Nonsuch and Wallington High School for Girls. It is two written papers - Mathematics and English - with no multiple choice, no verbal or non-verbal reasoning, and no comprehension. The second stage carries far more weight than the first: the SET score is halved before the two NWSSEE scores are added to it.

Stages
One
Subjects
Mathematics, English (continuous writing)
Test provider
Not published
Calculator
Not allowed

Sat on one Saturday in late September by candidates who met the SET pass mark. A candidate must pass both papers separately to be eligible for a place; a strong Maths score cannot rescue a failed English paper. All three components (SET, NWSSEE English, NWSSEE Maths) are age-standardised, and the ranked list is built from half the SET score plus both NWSSEE scores.

Mathematics

45 minutes · 25 questions · Written answers

Tests: Multi-digit calculation in money and measure contexts; Fractions, ratio and proportion; Unit conversion (mass, length, capacity, money, time); Perimeter, area and volume, including compound shapes and more.

  • Reconstructed from the published format.
  • Officially confirmed: written answers rather than multiple choice, roughly 40 to 50 minutes, no marks for working, and difficulty deliberately spread through the paper rather than ramped towards the end. Our mocks use 45 minutes, the midpoint of the published range.
  • The schools do not publish a question count or a mark total. Ours is a reconstruction: 25 questions, each worth one mark, matching the official sample's one-mark tariff.
  • The official sample answers questions on a printed line inside a sentence that supplies the unit for you. Our papers copy that convention, because getting the format of the answer right is part of what the real paper tests.

English (continuous writing)

45 minutes · 1 questions · Written answers

Tests: Writing to argue, persuade and advise; Writing to explore, imagine and entertain; Writing to inform, explain and describe; Writing to analyse, review and comment and more.

  • Reconstructed from the published format.
  • Officially confirmed: one continuous piece of writing, roughly 40 to 50 minutes, addressing one or more of the four National Curriculum writing triplets, with the form named on the paper. There is no comprehension section and no separate spelling or grammar section at this stage - those sit in the SET.
  • The schools state that an answer which is obviously prepared in advance, and does not address the form or task set, is awarded no marks. Our papers reproduce that warning and our rubric gates on it.
  • No mark scheme, band descriptors, mark total or expected length is published. The 25-mark scheme in these papers is ours, built to reward the things the published guidance emphasises.

What the schools do not publish

  • The number of questions and the total marks for either paper.
  • The exact duration within the published 40 to 50 minute range.
  • Any English mark scheme, assessment objectives, band descriptors or expected word count.
  • Pass marks. These are set after marking, are not announced in advance, and are not released retrospectively - a candidate who passes is told only that she is eligible.
  • Whether working is credited in Mathematics is not stated as such, but the schools do say only the final answer is marked.
  • Arrangements for 2028 entry. Both admissions policies are due for review in November 2026.
Sources (10)
  • Nonsuch and Wallington Second Stage Entrance Examination (NWSSEE) - Frequently Asked QuestionsSchool
    Nonsuch High School for Girls / Girls' Learning Trust · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    The primary specification. Two papers, not multiple choice, 40 to 50 minutes each, no verbal or non-verbal reasoning, no comprehension, no rough paper, no marks for working, must pass both, and the scoring formula.
  • Second Stage Entrance Examination (NWSSEE)School
    Nonsuch High School for Girls · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Current 2027-entry page. Confirms the joint administration and the Saturday 26 September 2026 sitting.
  • NWSSEE Maths Sample Questions and AnswersSchool
    Wallington High School for Girls · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2025 entry
    The official Maths sample. Read only for question families, the one-mark tariff, the answer-line convention and the statement that difficulty is spread rather than ramped. No sample question is reproduced in our papers.
  • NWSSEE English Notes - English National Curriculum Writing TripletsSchool
    Wallington High School for Girls · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2025 entry
    The entire published English specification: one continuous piece of writing addressing one or more of four triplets, with the form given on the paper.
  • NWSSEE English Sample QuestionsSchool
    Wallington High School for Girls · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2025 entry
    Three official prompts. Read only for the four-part prompt scaffold (stimulus, scenario, named form and audience, planning block) and the anti-rote warning.
  • Nonsuch Admissions Policy 2027School
    Nonsuch High School for Girls / Girls' Learning Trust · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Two-stage test and scoring, PAN 210, 85 places on score alone, catchment of 5.25 km from the front door, and the 20 per cent Pupil Premium concession.
  • Wallington High School for Girls Admissions Policy 2027School
    Wallington High School for Girls / Girls' Learning Trust · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Identical test wording to Nonsuch. PAN 210, 100 places on score alone, catchment a 6.7 km radius from the main entrance.
  • September 2027 Entry DatesSchool
    Nonsuch High School for Girls · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    SET on Tuesday 15 September 2026; NWSSEE on Saturday 26 September 2026; the boys' and mixed schools' second stage on Saturday 3 October 2026.
  • Secondary school tests, assessments and supplementary forms (2027 entry)Council
    London Borough of Sutton · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
    Council confirmation of the schools using the SET and that Nonsuch and Wallington High both run a second-stage examination.
  • NWSSEE page (2025 entry)School
    Wallington High School for Girls · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2025 entry
    Stale as of August 2026 but still the only host of the three official sample PDFs. Its specification wording matches the current 2027 FAQ, which is evidence the format is stable.

Examination details last checked against these sources on 2026-08-28.

What is different about Wallington High

These schools share a test, but they do not share their admission rules. This is where Wallington High differs from its neighbours.

  • The second stage carries far more weight than the first: the SET score is halved before the two NWSSEE scores are added to it.
  • A candidate must pass both NWSSEE papers separately.
  • Wallington High fills 100 of its 210 places on score alone and up to 110 from a catchment within a 6.7 km radius of its main entrance, so it is the more score-driven of the two girls' schools.

A note on what these papers are

Everything on this page is a mock paper: an original simulation written by Revision Library and modelled on the published format of the real examination. It is not a past paper, and it is not an official specimen. Where a school does not publish something, we say so rather than inventing it.

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