Grammar schools in and near Orpington
3 state selective schools are within five miles of the published Orpington place coordinate; 18 are within fifteen miles.
Nearby schools
3 within five miles, 11 within ten miles and 18 within fifteen miles of Orpington's published place coordinate. The nearest is St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, approximately 0.57 miles away.
Compare nearby schools
Schools are ordered by approximate straight-line distance. Some are in neighbouring towns. Offers are the published National Offer Day count for September 2026 entry, rather than available places for the next intake.
| School | Approximate miles | Test route | Offers (2026 entry) |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles0.57 | Test routeRead the school guide | Historic offers128 |
| Newstead Wood Schoolgirls admissions | Approximate miles0.66 | Test routeRead the school guide | Historic offers190 |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles4.54 | Test routeBexley Selection Test | Historic offers211 |
| Beths Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles5.81 | Test routeBexley Selection Test | Historic offers191 |
| Townley Grammar Schoolgirls admissions | Approximate miles5.86 | Test routeBexley Selection Test | Historic offers246 |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Boysboys admissions | Approximate miles5.92 | Test routeKent Test | Historic offers180 |
| Bexley Grammar Schoolmixed admissions | Approximate miles5.98 | Test routeBexley Selection Test | Historic offers208 |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Girlsgirls admissions | Approximate miles6.02 | Test routeKent Test | Historic offers180 |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girlsgirls admissions | Approximate miles6.93 | Test routeKent Test | Historic offers178 |
| Dartford Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles7.11 | Test routeKent Test | Historic offers179 |
| Wilson's Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles9.55 | Test routeSutton Selective Eligibility Test | Historic offers215 |
| Wallington County Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles10.43 | Test routeSutton Selective Eligibility Test | Historic offers170 |
| Wallington High School for Girlsgirls admissions | Approximate miles10.53 | Test routeSutton Selective Eligibility Test | Historic offers208 |
| Sutton Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles12.18 | Test routeSutton Selective Eligibility Test | Historic offers160 |
| Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesendgirls admissions | Approximate miles12.37 | Test routeKent Test | Historic offers210 |
| Gravesend Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles13.37 | Test routeKent Test | Historic offers209 |
| Nonsuch High School for Girlsgirls admissions | Approximate miles13.68 | Test routeSutton Selective Eligibility Test | Historic offers208 |
| The Judd Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles14.65 | Test routeKent Test | Historic offers179 |
Nearby does not mean in catchment
Entrance routes for these schools
- Bexley Selection Test
English comprehension, Verbal ability, Numerical reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning
- Kent Test
English, Mathematics, Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, Spatial reasoning, Writing
- Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
English, Mathematics
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Location and admissions sources
Reference point: Orpington, Outer London (51.37076, 0.09252). Distances use the great-circle method from this ONS place coordinate to the published school coordinates. The catalogue includes fully selective and labelled partly selective state schools. Coordinates, school records and offer statistics can come from different dated releases.
- Office for National Statistics: Index of Place Names in Great Britain, July 2024 (IPN_GB_2024.csv)
Place names, built-up areas, local authorities and coordinates, July 2024. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Coastal communities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 (ons-bua-characteristics-2021.xlsx)
Usual residents per 2022 built-up area, Census 2021 (tables 1d and 1e). Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
Region of each local authority district. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Trace Learn 11 Plus school catalog coordinates (GIAS postcodes resolved against the ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026)
School coordinates in apps/web/content/11-plus-admissions/schools.json and curated-schools.json. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
Applications and offers for September 2014 to September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
Predecessor URNs used to carry preference history across academy conversions. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions parents ask
Which grammar school is nearest to the Orpington reference point?
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is approximately 0.57 miles away in a straight line from the published place coordinate. A home address or travel route will give a different distance.
Are all these schools inside Orpington?
No. This comparison includes schools within fifteen miles of the Orpington reference point, including schools in neighbouring towns or local authorities. Partly selective schools are labelled separately.
Do these distances show the catchment boundary for Orpington?
No. These are approximate straight-line distances between ONS place and school coordinates. They do not establish a priority area, a travel time, a council-measured distance or the last distance offered.
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