Sutton: Grammar Schools, Green Belt, and South London's Quiet Edge
Sutton rarely features in national headlines. For many of its 210,000 residents, this is precisely the point. The borough sits at the southern boundary of Greater London, where suburban housing meets the chalk downland of the North Downs. Before 1965, this was Surrey, and parts of Sutton still feel it.
Sutton Grammar School, Nonsuch High School, and Wilson's School consistently rank among the top state schools in England. The selective education system shapes the borough's demographics: families move here specifically for grammar school places, and the admissions process generates anxiety more commonly associated with private school entrance exams.
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Sutton rarely features in national headlines. For many of its 210,000 residents, this is precisely the point. The borough sits at the southern boundary of Greater London, where suburban housing meets the chalk downland of the North Downs. Before 1965, this was Surrey, and parts of Sutton still feel it.
Sutton Grammar School, Nonsuch High School, and Wilson's School consistently rank among the top state schools in England. The selective education system shapes the borough's demographics: families move here specifically for grammar school places, and the admissions process generates anxiety more commonly associated with private school entrance exams.
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