St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolDartford Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School and Dartford Grammar School are secondary schools.
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School scores 93 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Dartford Grammar School scores 91 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School was judged exceptional and Dartford Grammar School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 83.6 for St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School and 79.9 for Dartford Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (84.1 in 2021-22, 83.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Dartford Grammar School (79.7 in 2021-22, 79.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | OrpingtonSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School | DartfordDartford Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A93/100Stronger figure | A91/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 19 in Bromley | 1st of 102 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,085 | 1,543 | |
| Capacity | 838 | 1,550 | |
| Location | Orpington, BR6 9SH | Dartford, DA1 2HW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 83.6 Stronger figure | 79.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 98.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% | 100.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 93.8% | 98.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 8.22 Stronger figure | 7.99 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 128 | 179 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 225 | 2 | |
| A-level average points | 50.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 51.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 78.5% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,085 | 1,543 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.5% | 8.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 46.2% | 36.3% | |
| SEN support | 5.3% | 5.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.1% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.7% Stronger figure | 4.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 3.9% Stronger figure | 19.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Dartford Grammar School
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