Wilson's School
| Motto |
Non sibi sed omnibus (Not for oneself but for all) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1615 |
| Type | Grammar, Academy |
| Head | Nathan Cole |
| Deputy Head | Tim Lissimore |
| Chairman | Steve Wisson |
| Founder | Edward Wilson |
| Location |
Mollison Drive Wallington SM6 9JW Coordinates: 51°21′31″N 0°07′41″W / 51.3586°N 0.1281°W |
| DfE number | 319/5400 |
| DfE URN | 136621 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1120 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Brecon, Camberwell, Datchelor, Greencoat, Hayes, Southwark |
| Colours |
Black, White and Gold |
| Publication | Omnibus, Wilson's Update, "The Sixth Form Mercury" and The Wilsonian |
| Website | www |
Black, White and Gold
Wilson's School is a boys' academy school in Wallington in the London Borough of Sutton. The school educates approximately 1,100 pupils, with entry by academic selection based on performance in an entrance examination.
It was founded as Wilson's Grammar School in Camberwell in 1615, making it one of the country's oldest state schools. Wilson's moved to its present location on part of the site of the former Croydon Airport in 1975. The school became voluntary aided in 1997 and an Academy in June 2011.
In 2015 the school celebrated its 400th anniversary with a visit from Prince Edward and a service at Southwark Cathedral.
GCSE and A level results place Wilson's School among the highest performing schools in the United Kingdom.
The school's last Ofsted report (undertaken before the school converted to an academy) rated the school as Grade 1 (outstanding) in all 38 of the target areas. The report begins:
The school was founded by Edward Wilson in 1615 and was located in Camberwell, now part of Greater London but at that time a small village of cottages, homesteads, inns and larger buildings grouped around a village green. Wilson was born around 1550 in Cartmel, Lancashire, which had its own grammar school, from where he passed on to Cambridge University. No record remains of him taking a degree, although it is known that he went into the Church, being appointed Deacon at Ely in Norfolk in 1576. He subsequently became Vicar of the Parish of Camberwell, which was presented to him by the Queen in person. This would indicate that he favoured the settlement of the Church of England which Elizabeth I was resolved to make. His nephew Peter Danson became a governor of the new school at its founding. Danson was also vicar of Carshalton in Surrey, only one mile from the present site of the school. A further member of the Wilson family, a namesake of Edward Wilson, is named in the Charter of the School as the Master.
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