St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolHarris Academy Orpington

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Orpington.

Summary of the comparison

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School and Harris Academy Orpington are secondary schools.

  • St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School scores 93 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Harris Academy Orpington scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). 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 Harris Academy Orpington was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 83.6 for St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School and 42.7 for Harris Academy Orpington.

  • 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 Harris Academy Orpington (43.9 in 2021-22, 42.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School versus Harris Academy Orpington compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrpingtonSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolHarris Academy OrpingtonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA93/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking1st of 19 in Bromley Stronger figure14th of 19 in Bromley
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderBoys Mixed
Pupils on roll1,085 501
Capacity838 Not reported
LocationOrpington, BR6 9SH BR5 4LG
GCSE results
Attainment 883.6 Stronger figure42.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths100.0% Stronger figure37.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths100.0% Stronger figure53.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc93.8% Stronger figure46.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score8.22 Stronger figure3.79 4.09
Cohort128 64
A-level results
A-level entries225 23
A-level average points50.3 Stronger figure27.4 35.0
A-level average gradeA C-
Best 3 A-levels points51.4 Stronger figure29.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects78.5% Stronger figure11.1% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,085 501
Free school meals (ever 6)4.5% 53.5%
English as an additional language46.2% 16.0%
SEN support5.3% 17.6%
SEN with an EHC plan0.1% 6.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure7.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.9% Stronger figure20.7% 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

A-level average points

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

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