School admissions in Sutton
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 28 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
32 schools. 8 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
15 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson's School | 1.92 | 215 | not published |
| Glenthorne High School | 1.89 | 255 | not published |
| Harris Academy Sutton | 1.57 | 195 | 1055 m (≈0.66 mi) |
| Wallington High School for Girls | 1.52 | 208 | not published |
| Greenshaw High School | 1.37 | 332 | 1108 m (≈0.69 mi) |
| Nonsuch High School for Girls | 1.32 | 208 | not published |
| St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | 1.02 | 231 | not published |
| Wallington County Grammar School | 0.97 | 170 | not published |
| Cheam High School | 0.94 | 322 | not published |
| Sutton Grammar School | 0.80 | 160 | not published |
| Oaks Park High School | 0.80 | 270 | 4019 m (≈2.50 mi) |
| The John Fisher School | 0.75 | 175 | not published |
| Carshalton High School for Girls | 0.73 | 267 | 3394 m (≈2.11 mi) |
| Carshalton Boys Sports College | 0.72 | 265 | 4762 m (≈2.96 mi) |
| Overton Grange School | 0.18 | 226 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.