About Graveney School
Graveney School is a partially selective, co-educational school in Tooting, London Borough of Wandsworth, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It admits 280 pupils per year (total): 70 selective places (Category 1) awarded to the 70 highest-scoring children in the Wandsworth Year 6 Test, plus 210 non-selective places (Category 2) allocated by standard oversubscription criteria. The Wandsworth Year 6 Test uses GL Assessment — two papers (Non-Verbal Reasoning 55 min, Verbal Reasoning 50 min).
Graveney School provides an excellent education with high academic standards and a broad curriculum. GCSE 9–7: 51.8%. A-Level A*–B: 60.4%.
About Admissions to Graveney School
Graveney School is a partially selective, co-educational secondary school in Tooting, Wandsworth (around 280 Year 7 places). Most places are non-selective, allocated on catchment and the usual oversubscription criteria; a smaller number are selective places offered on the basis of an aptitude/ability test.
You apply through your home Local Authority’s Common Application Form. If you wish your child to be considered for a selective place you must register separately for the school’s selective test, in addition to listing Graveney as a preference; non-selective applicants do not sit a test.
Apply through your Local Authority by the Common Application Form deadline (31 October); National Offers Day is in early March. Always confirm the current selective-test registration and arrangements on the school’s own admissions pages.
Year 7 Admissions Guide for Graveney School
Graveney School Admissions Criteria
Graveney School is a partially selective, co-educational school in Tooting, London Borough of Wandsworth, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It admits 280 pupils per year (total): 70 selective places (Category 1) awarded to the 70 highest-scoring children in the Wandsworth Year 6 Test, plus 210 non-selective places (Category 2) allocated by standard oversubscription criteria. The Wandsworth Year 6 Test uses GL Assessment — two papers (Non-Verbal Reasoning 55 min, Verbal Reasoning 50 min).
- ✓Register for the Wandsworth Year 6 Test via Wandsworth Council website (wandsworth.gov.uk/admissions) — registration opens May 2026, closes early September 2026.
- ✓Sit two GL Assessment papers: Non-Verbal Reasoning (55 minutes) and Verbal Reasoning (50 minutes) in mid-September 2026.
- ✓Category 1 (70 selective places): The 70 highest-scoring children in the Wandsworth Year 6 Test are offered places. Equal scores resolved by distance (closest first).
- ✓Category 2 (210 non-selective places): Allocated in order: (i) Looked-after and previously looked-after children; (ii) Applicants not admitted under Cat 1 with a sibling at the school; (iii) Acute medical/exceptional social need; (iv) Children of Graveney staff.
- ✓Followed by: catchment area residents → all other applicants — both ranked by distance.
- ✓Any child (Wandsworth resident or not) may register for the Wandsworth Year 6 Test and apply for a selective place.
- ✓Results released October 2026. Apply via your LA CAF by 31st October 2026.
Graveney School Oversubscription Criteria
If applications exceed the 280 Year 7 admission number, the Board of Governors / Trust applies the following criteria in priority order. Final ranking uses the standardised score achieved in the GL Assessment 11+ entrance test.
- Looked-after / previously looked-after children (highest priority by law)
- Children who achieve the qualifying mark in the entrance test (above the qualifying standard set by Graveney School)
- Children eligible for Pupil Premium / Free School Meals Entitlement (FSME)
- Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) naming the school
- Children with sibling(s) currently attending the school
- Children of staff (where staff member has worked at the school for 2+ years)
- Children ranked by total standardised score (highest first) up to the published admission number
- Tiebreak: distance from home to school (straight-line measurement) for children with equal scores
Key Dates & Deadlines — Graveney School 2026 Entry
| 📌 Registration opens | May 2025 via individual school portals |
| 📌 Registration closes | Mid-July 2025 (varies by consortium) |
| 📌 GL Assessment 11+ Entrance Test | Mid-September 2025 (varies — Sutton, Kingston, Wallington consortiums have different dates) |
| 📌 Test results released | Mid-October 2025 |
| 📌 CAF deadline (apply via Local Authority) | Friday 31 October 2025 |
| 📌 National Offers Day | Monday 2 March 2026 |
How to Apply to Graveney School via the Common Application Form
Step 1 — Register your child for the GL Assessment 11+ Test
Register through your regional 11+ portal (e.g. London) when registration opens. Closes Mid-July 2025 (varies by consortium). There is no fee to sit the GL Assessment test.
Step 2 — Attend an Open Day at Graveney School
Visit during Year 5 or early Year 6 to meet staff and pupils and decide whether to list this school on your CAF.
Step 3 — Sit the GL Assessment Entrance Test
Your child sits the GL Assessment in Mid-September 2025. The test typically covers English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning, with standardised scores age-adjusted.
Step 4 — Receive your standardised test results
Test results are released to parents on Mid-October 2025, BEFORE the Common Application Form deadline. You will receive a standardised score and an indication of whether your child has passed the qualifying mark.
Step 5 — Complete your Common Application Form (CAF)
List Graveney School as one of your preferences on the CAF submitted via your home Local Authority (not the school's LA, unless they are the same). You can usually list 3-6 preferences depending on your LA.
Step 6 — Submit the CAF by the deadline
Submit your CAF by Friday 31 October 2025. Late applications are processed only after all on-time applications have been allocated, dramatically reducing your chance of a place.
Step 7 — Receive your school offer on National Offers Day
Offers are issued via your Local Authority on Monday 2 March 2026. If unsuccessful, you can appeal or join Graveney School's waiting list — managed by the school itself.
GL Assessment Subjects Tested at Graveney School
GL Assessment Practice Papers for Graveney School
Graveney School uses the GL Assessment 11+ format. Our practice papers closely mirror the actual test structure — with full video explanations for every question.
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