Schools / St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a selective grammar school for boys in Orpington, Bromley, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a Church of England school. Entry is in two stages: a first-stage eligibility test, then the school's own second-stage papers in English and mathematics.
Athena holds admission-route records for St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
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School's own two-stage test (its Stage 1 is also called a Selective Entrance Test but is NOT the Sutton SET): Stage 1 multiple-choice English/Maths/logic; Stage 2 written English and Maths.
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Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School's own two-stage test (its Stage 1 is also called a Selective Entrance Test but is NOT the Sutton SET): Stage 1 multiple-choice English/Maths/logic; Stage 2 written English and Maths.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: Stage 1 eligibility test in September of Year 6; Stage 2 papers in November of Year 6
Results: Stage 2 outcomes in December 2027
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: Stage 1 eligibility test in September of Year 6; Stage 2 papers in November of Year 6
Results: Stage 2 outcomes in December 2026
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
No catchment — open competition
Places are ranked by performance across the two stages under the school’s published criteria, after the statutory priorities. There is no catchment area.
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 83.6; 100% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 50.26 (average grade A); 78.5% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 85.8; 100% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 49.38 (average grade A)
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