County Spotlight: Surrey

Created by Team 11+ Connect

Note: exam formats, catchment areas, registration dates, etc. can change. Please check the school website for the most up to date information.

Geographical Area:

South-East England

County Borders:

• North: Greater London

• South: East and West Sussex

• East: Kent

• West: Hampshire and Berkshire

Closest Grammar Schools

Although there are no grammar schools in Surrey itself, many parents living in Surrey target schools in Kingston-upon-Thames, Sutton and Kent.

Grammar Schools in Kingston-upon-Thames

Tiffin School, KT2 (Boys)

- Registration: June- September (check website)

- Inner Catchment: up to 10km from the school; Outer Catchment: 10-14km from the school

- Exam Format: Stage 1: Maths and English, Stage 2: Maths and English (open answer)

- School Website: https://www.tiffinschool.co.uk

The Tiffin Girls’ School, KT2 (Girls)

- Registration: June- September (check website)

- Inner Catchment: Berrylands, Canbury Gardens, Coombe Hill, Coombe Vale, Green Lane & St James, Kingston Gate, Kingston Town, New Malden Village, Norbiton, St Mark's & Seething Wells, Surbiton Hill, Tudor, Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside

- Designated Area: KT1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19; TW1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; SW13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20; W3, 4, 5, 7, 13; SM4; CR4

- Exam Format: Stage 1: Maths and English, Stage 2: Maths and English (open answer)

- School Website: https://www.tiffingirls.org

Grammar Schools in Sutton

Sutton Grammar School, SM1 (Boys)

- Registration: 1st May-2nd August

- Catchment Priority Postcodes: SM1-7, KT4, KT17, CRO4, CR4

- Exam Format: Stage 1: SET, Stage 2: Sutton Test

- School Website: https://www.suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk

Wallington County Grammar School, SM6 (Boys)

- Registration: 1st May-2nd August

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school can be a deciding factor.

- Exam Format: Stage 1: SET, Stage 2: Sutton Test

- School Website: https://www.wcgs-sutton.co.uk/

Wilson’s School, SM6 (Boys)

- Registration: 1st May-2nd August

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school can be a deciding factor.

- Exam Format: Stage 1: SET, Stage 2: Sutton Test

- School Website: https://www.wilsons.school

Nonsuch High School, SM3 (Girls)

- Registration: 1st May-2nd August

- Catchment Area: 85 places on the basis of score in the entrance tests; up to 110 places linked to the catchment area circle (up to 5.2km from the school)

- Exam Format: Stage 1: SET, Stage 2: Sutton Test

- School Website: https://www.nonsuchschool.org

Wallington High School, SM6 (Girls)

- Registration: 1st May-2nd August

- Catchment Area: 100 places on the basis of score in the entrance tests in order of highest score; 110 places within a 6.7 km radius of the school's main entrance

- Exam Format: Stage 1: SET, Stage 2: Sutton Test

- School Website: https://www.wallingtongirls.org.uk

Greenshaw High School, SM1 (Mixed)

- Registration: 1st May-2nd August

- Catchment Area: No specific catchment area but distance from the school can be a deciding factor (usually up to 1.25km from the school).

- Exam Format: Stage 1 (60 selective places available)

- School Website: https://www.greenshaw.co.uk/

Grammar Schools in West Kent

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School For Boys, TN4 (Boys)

- Registration: June 2024-July 2024

- Catchment Parish AreasC: Bidborough, Brasted, Capel, Chevening, Chiddingstone, Cowden, Dunton Green, Edenbridge, Hadlow, Halstead, Hever, Hildenborough, Ightham, Knockholt, Kemsing, Leigh, Otford, Plaxtol, Pembury, Penshurst, Riverhead, Seal, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks Weald, Shipbourne, Shoreham, Southborough, Speldhurst, Sundridge, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Westerham