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Sutton LA
Ian Birnbaum
Strategic Director of Learning for Life, The Grove, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3AL
Telephone: 020 8770 6500
Fax: 020 8770 6545
Email: janice.hamilton@sutton.gov.uk
Website: www.sutton.gov.uk
Sutton Grammar Schools
- Sutton Grammar School for Boys
- Wallington County Grammar School
- Wallington High School for Girls
- Wilson's School
- Greenshaw High School
OPEN EVENING DATES - 2013 INTAKE
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Greenshaw High School |
Tuesday 18th September |
6.15pm - 9.15pm |
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Nonsuch High School for Girls |
Wednesday 11th July |
4.30pm -9.00pm |
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Sutton Grammar School for Boys |
Tuesday 11th September |
4.00pm - 9.00pm |
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Wallington County Grammar School |
Thursday 5th July |
3.30pm - 8.00pm |
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Wallington High School for Girls |
Tuesday 3rd July |
4.00pm - 8.30pm |
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Wilson's School |
Tuesday 26th June |
4.00pm - 9.00pm |
Please note that Greenshaw High School and Sutton Grammar School are running a joint eligibility test on Saturday 6 October 2012. This is an initial test for selective school eligibility and the result will enable parents to make informed decisions prior to completing their Common Application Form. If you wish your child to be considered for a selective place at Greenshaw High School or a place at Sutton Grammar School you will need to register for this test at either of the schools' websites www.greenshaw.co.uk or www.suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk.
Those boys applying to Sutton Grammar School on the Common Application Form who score highly enough on the 6 October will then be invited to attend a second stage of testing on Saturday 17 November 2012. The combined results of both stages will be used to finalise which boys are deemed eligible and to determine the rank order from which places will be offered for entry in September 2013.
For those boys and girls applying to Greenshaw High School the test on 6 October is the only test used to determine the rank order for selective places from those who apply on the Common Application Form.
Students wishing to sit the selective test for Greenshaw/Sutton Grammar AND attend the testing day for Glenthorne will note that this day clashes. Arrangements will be made for any students wishing to attend both tests.
Greenshaw High School
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton Grammar School for Boys
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Wallington County Grammar School
The selection test will consist of an English paper, a Mathematics paper and a short Verbal Reasoning paper. A satisfactory performance is required in the English paper. All the examination papers are prepared by the school. We do NOT use NFER papers.
The English paper
40 minutes duration representing 40% of the final mark.
This comprises comprehension exercises and a 20 minute "essay".
This is not an NFER paper and is NOT multiple choice.
The Mathematics paper
30 minutes duration representing 40% of the final mark.
Questions are broadly in line with National Curriculum Key Stage 2 tests. Pupils must write their answers directly onto the test paper and show all their working.
This is not an NFER paper and is NOT multiple choice.
The Verbal Reasoning paper
20 minutes duration representing 20% of the final mark.
Boys will write their answers directly onto the question paper.
They write words, underline words or circle letters to give their answers.
This is not an NFER paper and is NOT multiple choice.
So you can see that the entire test takes no longer than one and a half hours although boys are usually here for about two hours because we include a short break.
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What is the pass mark?
The pass mark is always 326. The School uses a standardised system of scoring examination papers. Each paper is standardised to a score of 100, a bit like an IQ test, where 100 is an average score. Over the three papers, English, Mathematics and Verbal reasoning an average child should score 300 (although our papers are weighted after standardisation, 40%, 40%, 20% respectively). So you can see that a pass mark of 326 would usually mean a pupil scoring above average on each paper. Of course some pupils will score a good average on one paper but a well above average on the other two, thus making a higher total score.
The maximum score attainable is 420. The minimum score attainable is 150.
The pass mark is not raised or lowered according to the number of applicants and the system of scoring pupils always remains the same each year.
For entry in September 2008 1,539 pupils were tested and 474 were successful.
For entry in September 2009 1,559 pupils were tested and 463 were successful.
For entry in September 2010 1,663 pupils were tested and 498 were successful.
Wallington High School for Girls
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Wilson's School
The entrance tests includes:
- Verbal Reasoning test
- English test
- Mathematics test
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