St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, Orpington

In its own words: "" For the good education and bringing up of youth in the love, fear and knowledge of God and His most Holy word, in good nature towards the world and their parents and finally in letters and understanding of the tongues in which is hidden and laid up the treasure of all divine and human knowledge"."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St. Olave's is a wonderful school where you will find staff who know their pupils well and serve their individual needs, and where there is a strong sense of pride and loyalty throughout the school. We welcome pupils of all faiths and backgrounds, championing dignity and respect for all."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby, cricket, cross-country, drama, choir, chess, robotics, STEM, photography and debating.

In 2026, pupils at St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 85, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Bromley and 47 across England.

100% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bromley and 47% in England.

That is up from 83.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.27: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Physics, Biology and Chemistry.

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 257 families put St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School as their first choice and 473 named it as one of their preferences, for 128 places offered. That is 2 first choices for every place. 139 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Bromley's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Bromley has 2 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School are Harris Academy Orpington (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.9); Newstead Wood School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 79.5); Darrick Wood School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.3); and Bishop Justus CofE School (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8).

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

328 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).

Of the 126 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 100% stayed in education or training for at least two terms.

Of the 224 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 79% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 5% into work. 77% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 50.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (51%), Chinese (12%) and White British (10%).

In 2026, 71 pupils (6.5%) received SEN support and 3 (0.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Chelsfield, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Haileybury Road (->se), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School issued 11 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School are Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), The Highway Primary School (0.5 miles), Warren Road Primary School (0.7 miles) and Orion Blenheim (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.