Entrance to Year 7 is via a two stage process sat at the School which determines whether or not candidates are of the School’s required standard for a selective education.

The process is academically demanding and they generally expect only those students who have high attainment and rigorous preparation to pass the tests.

Stage 1:
The Selective Eligibility Test (SET) assesses students competency in English, Maths.

Stage 2 :
Entrance Test is for Mathematic and English.
The English paper will assess the students competency in Reading as well in Writing skills.The Mathematics Test Paper will consist of questions of generally increasing difficulty.

It should be noted that Sutton School for Boys and OTHER Sutton Grammar School (like Wilson Grammar School, Wallington County Grammar schools for Boys) who are a part of the participating schools have a common selective Entrance Examinations for both stage 1 & 2. Only candidates who have passed Stage 1 test(Selective Eligibility Test) are invited for the Second Stage Examination.
The outcome of the Second test is used to determine eligibility to be considered for a place at Sutton Grammar School for Boys.

It is important to note that Sutton School for Boys and OTHER Grammar Schools(like Wilson Grammar School, Wallington County Grammar schools for Boys) have different Admissions Criteria and different methods of combining the scores from the SET Stage 1 and Stage 2 Examinations and of calculating the final outcome of the entrance tests for our respective schools.