Sutton Boys' Second Stage Examination
2027 entryThe same examination is used for admission to Wilson's School, Sutton Grammar School and Wallington County Grammar School. The mock papers below are the ones to work through whichever of those schools you are applying to.
Boys who reach the pass mark in the Sutton SET sit one further examination in early October, shared by Wilson's, Sutton Grammar and Wallington County Grammar. It is two written papers, Mathematics and English, with answers written out rather than chosen from a list. The three schools sit the same papers but each applies its own selective-ability criteria and its own weighting, which is why a boy can be offered a place at one and not another.
- Stages
- One
- Subjects
- Mathematics (written), English (written)
- Test provider
- Written by the schools, not an exam board
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- Not allowed
One sitting on a Saturday in early October, taken only by boys invited after the SET. The papers are written and school-authored rather than set by an examination board. Each school then combines the SET score with the second-stage scores in its own way: Wilson's weights them 1 : 2 : 2 and requires a pass in both second-stage papers, Wallington County Grammar counts the SET as two fifths of the total, and Sutton Grammar publishes that it combines the two without stating a ratio.
Mathematics (written)
Tests: Multi-step word problems; Number, the four operations and order of operations; Fractions, decimals, percentages and ratio; Measurement and unit conversion and more.
- Mock 1Familiarisation
- Mock 2Familiarisation
- Mock 3Selective standard
- Mock 4Selective standard
- Mock 5Strong candidate
- Mock 6Strong candidate
- Mock 7Strong candidate
- Mock 8Hard
- Mock 9Hard
- Mock 10Stretch
- The school publishes no detail for this paper.
- Officially confirmed: a written paper rather than multiple choice, of roughly 45 minutes to an hour, based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum. The schools state that they do not release specimen papers.
- The question count, the mark total, the timing within that range and whether method is credited are all genuinely unpublished. Every one of those numbers in our papers is a reconstruction, chosen to be a fair rehearsal rather than a claim about the real paper.
- Two independent accounts report that this paper leans into probability, data handling and geometry - the things a multiple-choice first stage cannot test well. We have weighted our papers that way, but it is inference, not published fact.
English (written)
Tests: Extended writing in response to a supplied stimulus; Following the task instructions precisely; Planning before writing; Genre conventions: report, letter, diary, narrative continuation, viewpoint writing and more.
- Mock 1Familiarisation
- Mock 2Familiarisation
- Mock 3Selective standard
- Mock 4Selective standard
- Mock 5Strong candidate
- Mock 6Strong candidate
- Mock 7Strong candidate
- Mock 8Hard
- Mock 9Hard
- Mock 10Stretch
- The school publishes no detail for this paper.
- Officially confirmed: a written English paper of roughly 45 minutes to an hour, not multiple choice, with no specimen papers released.
- Consistent independent accounts describe it as an extended writing task responding to supplied stimulus material, with the reported marking emphasis falling on following the task instructions, planning, quality of writing and vocabulary. We have built to that description and say so plainly.
- The number of pieces, any choice of titles, the mark scheme and the mark total are unpublished. Ours is a reconstruction.
- The four National Curriculum writing triplets belong to the girls' schools' second stage, not this one. Do not assume the boys' paper uses that framework.
What the schools do not publish
- Question counts, mark totals and mark schemes for both papers.
- The exact duration within the published range of roughly 45 minutes to an hour.
- Whether working or method is credited in Mathematics.
- Who marks the papers.
- Sutton Grammar's exact ratio for combining the SET score with the second-stage scores.
- Any specimen or sample material. None of the three schools publishes any for this stage, which is why our papers here carry heavier caveats than the Sutton SET or the girls' second stage.
Sources (6)
- Admissions FAQsSchool
Wilson's School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
Confirms the second stage is written English and Mathematics, that no specimen papers are provided, and Wilson's 1:2:2 weighting with a required pass in both second-stage papers. - Admission Procedures for entry to Year 7School
Wilson's School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
The second-stage date and the age-adjusted aggregate used for ranking. - Admission Arrangements 2027/28School
Wallington County Grammar School (Greenshaw Learning Trust) · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
The second stage counts for three fifths of the school's total standardised score against two fifths for the SET. - Admissions Policy, Year 7 entry 2027School
Sutton Grammar School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
States that the SET and the school's second-stage test are combined, without publishing the ratio, and that marks are adjusted for age and for income deprivation. - Selective Eligibility TestConsortium
Sutton Grammar School · read 2026-08-28 · describes 2027 entry
The 2027 timetable, confirming the boys' 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 that the three boys' schools run a second-stage examination after the SET.
Examination details last checked against these sources on 2026-08-28.