Grammar school · Bromley
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Voluntary aided school for boys, ages 11 to 18, in Orpington.
School facts
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Admissions
- Selective
- Gender
- Boys
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,084
- Address
- Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9SH
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Ofsted
- No rating in the register
- Website
- saintolaves.net
- URN
- 101676
From Get Information about Schools (Department for Education), data built 4 November 2026. Ofsted ratings as published by Ofsted.
The test and admissions
Details checked Facts checked 29 October 2026 for September 2027 entry.
The test
- Test
- St Olave's own two-stage entrance test (Stage 1 Selective Entrance Test, multiple choice; Stage 2 written English and Maths for invited boys)
- Run by
- own test
- Subjects
- English, Maths, Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning
- Source
- Source: saintolaves.net (saintolaves.net)
Key dates
| What | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Registration opens | 8 June 2026 | Source: saintolaves.net (saintolaves.net) |
| Registration closes (midday) | 29 June 2026 | Source: saintolaves.net (saintolaves.net) |
| Stage 1 test | 18 September 2026 | Source: saintolaves.net (saintolaves.net) |
| Common application form deadline | 31 October 2026 | Source: bromley.gov.uk (bromley.gov.uk) |
| Stage 2 test | 13 November 2026 | Source: saintolaves.net (saintolaves.net) |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 | Source: saintolaves.net (saintolaves.net) |
How places are given
Boys' school, admission number 124 including up to 4 Wakeham chorister places. Places go purely on entrance test performance: there is no catchment area, no sibling priority and no feeder schools. The top 450 boys from Stage 1 are invited to Stage 2, and only boys who sit both stages are considered. Up to 10 places are available for boys eligible for Pupil Premium.
Source: saintolaves.net (saintolaves.net): the school's admission arrangements for September 2027.
The rules in plain words
- Any boy can sit the test; places go by test rank, with no catchment area
Check whether your postcode is inside these rules. The result is indicative only.
Indicative information only. Admission arrangements change every year: always check the school's own determined admission arrangements and your local authority's information before you apply.
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