Wallington County Grammar School is a selective state boys’ grammar school with a co-educational Sixth Form located in Wallington. It is one of the best schools in the country and is proud of its motto, Per Ardua Ad Summa, ‘Through Difficulties to the Heights’. On the school website, the Headmaster says: ‘Ofsted recognised the achievements of our wonderful students and staff, grading the School as ‘outstanding’ in all categories in 2017.’
It is consistently ranked as one of the top performing state schools in the country based on its GCSE and A-level results. In February 2019, the school won the Evening Standard’s Outstanding Academic Achievement Award.
The fierce competition for admission to this school is highlighted in the following statistics. In September 2013, 1,535 candidates applied and 452 became eligible for a place. In September 2012, 1,511 candidates applied and 454 became eligible for a place. In 2020, there were 150 places available for Year 7.
Notable former pupils, known as Old Walcountians, include Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton KBE, an investment banker, executive of London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games 2012 and Nick Ross, an ex-presenter of Crimewatch.
