St Olave’s School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Guide

St Olave’s School is a grammar school for boys aged 11-18 with a mixed Sixth Form located in Bromley, Greater London. The school currently cares for approximately 1,081 students and was founded in 1561, although it received its Royal Charter as a Grammar School in 1571.

The school’s motto is “Olaf to Right the Wrong” and its values are to encourage understanding, respect, and dignity for all, and to ensure that their students are determined, honest, and responsible so they are positive contributors to society.

They have on offer a range of fantastic facilities including fives and squash courts, cricket nets, sports fields, multipurpose drama/sports hall for badminton, table tennis, gym, and doce pares, multipurpose floodlit all-weather pitch for hockey, football, tennis, and netball, art rooms, canteen, classrooms, and outdoor seating areas.

In addition, they have a great co and extra-curricular program with clubs like chess, boardgame, and Greek, academic clinics, societies (including student-led societies) like Environmental and Space Society and the charitable Le Chabetois Society, student publications, house competitions, DofE,  trips and visits like UK/abroad rugby tours, European trips for modern languages, art gallery visits, and geography field trips.

Moreover, their students secured some excellent results in 2023. 91% of the A Level grades were A* to B with 76% being A*-A. As for GCSE results, 91% of the grades secured by pupils were grades 9-7 with 76% being at 9-8 and nine students achieving straight 9s. St Olave’s was ranked in the Top Secondary Schools for Academic Results in The Sunday Times State Schools Guide 2023. Ofsted also reported that the school was Outstanding in their most recent report in 2019.