St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School 11+ Guide

About St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a selective secondary school in Bromley, London. For children to get into St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School they need to pass the school's 11+ entrance test. Hence, St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a traditional grammar school, one of only 163 remaining in England.

St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Grammar School is a prestigious institution that has been nurturing young minds for centuries. This selective school, located in Orpington, Greater London, is dedicated to providing an exceptional education to boys aged 11-18 and girls aged 16-18. The school takes pride in its diverse and inclusive community, welcoming students from all faiths and backgrounds.

At St. Olave's, the curriculum is carefully crafted to inspire curiosity, foster academic excellence, and prepare students for success in their future endeavors. The school offers a comprehensive range of subjects, ensuring that students receive a well-rounded education that encompasses key academic disciplines such as mathematics, science, English language, and the arts. Through a combination of engaging teaching methods and challenging coursework, students are encouraged to develop a lifelong love for learning.

Beyond the classroom, St. Olave's provides a wealth of extra-curricular activities that cater to a wide range of interests. From competitive sports like rugby and squash to creative pursuits such as orchestra and robotics, there is something for everyone. The school also offers a robust career guidance program, featuring interviews and events that help students explore their future options. St. Olave's takes great pride in celebrating the successes of its students, whether they be academic, athletic, cultural, or moral.

The school's commitment to excellence is reflected in its outstanding academic results. Students at St. Olave's consistently achieve some of the best exam results in the country, with nearly all students progressing to university. In the last five years alone, more than 100 students have secured places at the prestigious universities of Oxford and Cambridge. St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Grammar School is a testament to the power of a well-rounded, high-quality education, and it continues to shape the minds and futures of its students with unwavering dedication.

School Information

Below you will find further information about St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School together with their admissions contact details.

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a boys only school. It is also a local authority maintained school, meaning the local authority oversee the funding, admissions, and overall performance of the school.

In total 1,089 pupils attend St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School and it's led by the Head Teacher, Mr Andrew Rees.

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Location

Below you will find a map showing the school's location:

GCSE & A-Level Subjects

Below you will find a complete list of GCSE and A-Level subjects offered to pupils at St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School for the 2022-23 academic year.

St Olave's SET Information

In order to get into St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, children need to pass the St Olave's SET. This 11+ test is written internally for exclusive use by the school (rather than by an external company like GL Assessment, CSSE or CEM).

St Olave's SET Subjects & Structure

The St Olave's SET requires children to complete tests in the following subjects:

• English comprehension
• Maths
• Verbal reasoning
• Non-verbal reasoning
• English (reading and writing)

The admissions process for St Olave's Grammar School is a two-stage procedure. In the first stage, all applicants take the school's Selective Eligibility Test (SET), which consists of approximately 60 multiple-choice questions covering English comprehension, maths, verbal reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning. The test has a time limit of one hour.

The top 450 performers in the SET are then invited to participate in the second stage, which involves two one-hour papers taken on the same day with a short break in between. The first paper is an English test that evaluates reading comprehension and writing skills, including a creative writing task. The second paper is a maths test that assesses the understanding of Key Stage 2 concepts, with potentially more challenging questions than the applicants are accustomed to.

Throughout the admissions process, the school aims to identify students with the highest academic potential and suitability for the rigorous curriculum offered at St Olave's Grammar School.

St Olave's SET Marking Process

The reality of 11+ tests, selective education and academic institutions such as St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is that only children with particularly high marks are admitted. Hence why it is important that children perform well in their 11+ papers.

Different schools (and different 11+ tests) have different marking processes. Some tests are marked in person, some remotely, while others utilise computer-based optical recognition technologies for quickly marking multiple-choice answer sheets.

Many 11+ tests are age-standardised to ensure younger children are not disadvantaged (i.e. their marks may be moderated depending on the month in which they were born). While creative writing papers can be used as tie-breakers, multiple-choice tests in Maths, Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning normally make up the bulk of a child's marks. The specific details and weightings can vary from year to year.

It's worth remembering that once children's 11+ tests are being marked, the admissions process is completely outside of the parents' control. Hence, parents should not worry themselves about whether their child has got a place!

St Olave's SET Pass Mark

The pass mark for the St Olave's SET changes every year and isn't generally made public knowledge. This is due to the academic strength of the children taking the test varying and how challenging the test ends up being (as well as plenty of other smaller variables).

Hence, as a vague rule-of-thumb, it's recommended that children aim for roughly 75-80% in their practice tests. Whilst this won't guarantee them a place at St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, it's a ballpark exam result figure for successful candidates.

St Olave's SET Key Dates for your Diary

Here are all the important dates for the St Olave's SET tests (to get into St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School) as well as other relevant dates.

Although the utmost care has been taken to gather these dates, parents should treat them as a guide and check with St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School as they may well change.

Ofsted Information

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School was last inspected by Ofsted on 06/03/2014 and the inspection only lasted one day. Ofsted published their report on 28/03/2014, declaring that the school was 'Outstanding'. This information is summarised in the table below along with a link to the full report.

Last Ofsted Report Data

GCSE & A-Level Performance

Below are the individual GCSE and A-Level performance tables for St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School per subject. Note that this may include children taking GCSEs early (e.g. taking a language GCSE in Year 10) or indeed a child in Year 12 retaking a GCSE.

GCSE Results Information (2022-23)

A-Level Results Information (2022-23)

Past 11+ Paper Downloads

Unfortunately, St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School has not made any of their 11+ past papers publicly available. However, you can use our 11+ practice papers to help your child prepare.

None available.