Fully selective state school · Bromley
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 26 August 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
At a glance
- Address
- Goddington Lane, Orpington, London, BR6 9SH
- Year 7 admission
- Boys for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- Church of England
- Published admission number
- 124September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 124September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 3.7DfE National Offer Day, September 2026 entry. This is not a pass probability.
- Assessment provider
- GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
Assessment route not published.
- Eligibility
- Boys must attain the required standard in the two-stage selection process, with the SET selecting the top 450 candidates for Stage 2, and apply through the local authority coordinated process.
- Score policy
- Stage 1 is a one-hour multiple-choice test in English, Logic and Mathematics. Stage 2 tests English and Mathematics; scores are standardised, aggregated with SET marks and ranked.
- Oversubscription
- After qualifying EHCP applicants, all qualifying looked-after and previously looked-after boys in the initial top 450 who take Stage 2 are admitted, up to 10 places are prioritised for Pupil Premium boys, and remaining places are allocated by rank order; published score tie-breaks and random allocation apply.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Who gets priority
Catchment details not published in this guide.
Read the admissions policyApplications and offers over time
DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.
| September entry | Preferences | Offers | Preferences per offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Preferences473 | Offers128 | Preferences per offer3.70 |
| 2025 | Preferences475 | Offers126 | Preferences per offer3.77 |
| 2024 | Preferences459 | Offers126 | Preferences per offer3.64 |
| 2023 | Preferences452 | Offers128 | Preferences per offer3.53 |
| 2022 | Preferences442 | Offers128 | Preferences per offer3.45 |
| 2021 | Preferences838 | Offers123 | Preferences per offer6.81 |
| 2020 | Preferences447 | Offers128 | Preferences per offer3.49 |
| 2019 | Preferences455 | Offers128 | Preferences per offer3.55 |
| 2018 | Preferences441 | Offers130 | Preferences per offer3.39 |
| 2017 | Preferences447 | Offers128 | Preferences per offer3.49 |
| 2016 | Preferences457 | Offers128 | Preferences per offer3.57 |
| 2015 | Preferences392 | Offers127 | Preferences per offer3.09 |
| 2014 | Preferences374 | Offers126 | Preferences per offer2.97 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.
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- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
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What the assessment covers
GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
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Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
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Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Trace Learn does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SET answer sheet format example | Published bySt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School · 2023 · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on stolaves.reactfiles.co.uk |
| Stage 1 Entrance Test (SET) sample questions (2023 entry) | Published bySt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School · 2022 · Sample paper | SubjectsEnglish, Maths, Non-verbal reasoning, Verbal reasoning | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on stolaves.reactfiles.co.uk |
| Stage 2 Entrance Test sample questions (2021 entry) | Published bySt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School · 2021 · Sample paper | SubjectsEnglish, Maths | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on stolaves.reactfiles.co.uk |
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School have?
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School's published admission number is 124 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School?
Boys must attain the required standard in the two-stage selection process, with the SET selecting the top 450 candidates for Stage 2, and apply through the local authority coordinated process.
Are St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
After qualifying EHCP applicants, all qualifying looked-after and previously looked-after boys in the initial top 450 who take Stage 2 are admitted, up to 10 places are prioritised for Pupil Premium boys, and remaining places are allocated by rank order; published score tie-breaks and random allocation apply.
What subjects should a child prepare for St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School?
The exact assessed subjects for St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.
How current is the information for St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School?
Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- Admissions Policy 2027/2028
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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