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St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 85 85.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL A A 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
85 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
100% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
96.9% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+1.27 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 83.6[6] 100%[6]
2023/24 85.8[4] 100%[4] +1.27[4]
2022/23 84.4[7] 100%[7] +1.11[7]
2021/22 84.1[8] 100%[8] +0.94[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
78.5% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A[10] 72.6%[10]
2022/23 A[11] 76.8%[11]
2021/22 A+[12] 82.3%[12]
2018/19 A[13] 73.4%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
100% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
98% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
1% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
0% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 100%[15] 98%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 100%[16] 100%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 99%[17] 98%[17] 1%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 97%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
83% 2022/23[19]
Education
84% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
5% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 81%[20] 84%[20] 0%[20] 5%[20]
2020/21 95%[21] 83%[21] 83%[21] 2%[21] 11%[21]
2019/20 85%[22] 76%[22] 77%[22] 1%[22] 7%[22]
2018/19 93%[23] 84%[23] 86%[23] 1%[23] 6%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
96% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
85% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
78% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
13% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 93%[26] 86%[26]
2019/20 93%[25] 87%[25] 78%[25] 13%[25]
2018/19 97%[27] 85%[27] 77%[27] 10%[27]
2017/18 94%[28] 86%[28] 77%[28] 13%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
5 Nov 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
1 Dec 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
6 Feb 2019[30] Exempt School Inspection[30] No overall grade[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.7 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
473 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
257 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
128 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
2.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 475[31] 261[31] 126[31] 3.8[31] 2.1[31]
Entry Sept 2024 459[31] 248[31] 126[31] 3.6[31] 2.0[31]
Entry Sept 2023 452[31] 226[31] 128[31] 3.5[31] 1.8[31]
Entry Sept 2022 442[31] 216[31] 128[31] 3.5[31] 1.7[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
838[1]
Local authority
Bromley[1]
Website
http://www.saintolaves.net/[1]
District
Bromley[32]
Postcode
BR6 9SH[1]
URN
101676[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1085 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
46.2% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
5.4% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
0.1% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
4.5% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
16%[34]
Mixed
6.8%[34]
Asian
62.8%[34]
Black
7%[34]
Any other ethnic group
1.7%[34]
Unclassified
5.7%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
The highly ambitious curriculum enables pupils to make exceptional progress. Results in national tests are very high for pupils[35]
Warmth
Parents, staff and pupils are all proud to be part of this exceptional and inspiring community. ‘it’s quite a special place, quite unique.’[35]
Pastoral care
The school also provides exceptional pastoral support to its pupils. They feel very happy and safe at school. If they are feeling stressed they can visit the well-being garden, the well-being practitioner or the well-being dog.[35]
Behaviour
Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary, both in lessons and around the school site.[35]
Learning support
They achieve highly because their teachers know their individual needs and apply effective strategies to support them.[35]
Enrichment
Pupils can join one of the many sports teams, music ensembles, or drama productions. They can also represent the school in external competitions on robotics, engineering or space design.[35]
Pupil voice
Pupils have a positive impact on the school through a wide range of leadership positions. The senior prefect team takes a lead role in key aspects of school life including the house system, charity events and community outreach.[35]
Collaboration
Sixth-form students act as role models and mentors for younger pupils. They appreciate the culture of cooperation, support and development.[35]
Structure
A culture of high expectations is embedded throughout the school. Pupils learn what it means to be an ‘Olavian’.[35]
Diversity
Pupils spoke very positively about the diverse and inclusive atmosphere. ‘there is a culture of acceptance and respect in this school.’[35]

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (16)
    Parents, staff and pupils are all proud to be part of this exceptional and inspiring community (p. 3)
    'it's quite a special place, quite unique.' (p. 2)
    The highly ambitious curriculum enables pupils to make exceptional progress. Results in national tests are very high for pupils (p. 2)
    The school also provides exceptional pastoral support to its pupils. They feel very happy and safe at school (p. 2)
    If they are feeling stressed they can visit the well-being garden, the well-being practitioner or the well-being dog (p. 3)
    Pupils' behaviour is exemplary, both in lessons and around the school site (p. 2)
    Pupils spoke very positively about the diverse and inclusive atmosphere (p. 3)
    'there is a culture of acceptance and respect in this school.' (p. 3)
    A culture of high expectations is embedded throughout the school. Pupils learn what it means to be an 'Olavian' (p. 3)
    Pupils can join one of the many sports teams, music ensembles, or drama productions (p. 2)
    They can also represent the school in external competitions on robotics, engineering or space design (p. 2)
    Pupils have a positive impact on the school through a wide range of leadership positions (p. 3)
    The senior prefect team takes a lead role in key aspects of school life including the house system, charity events and community outreach (p. 3)
    Sixth-form students act as role models and mentors for younger pupils (p. 2)
    They appreciate the culture of cooperation, support and development (p. 3)
    They achieve highly because their teachers know their individual needs and apply effective strategies to support them (p. 2)