St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolNewstead Wood School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School and Newstead Wood School are secondary schools in Orpington.

  • St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School scores 93 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Newstead Wood School scores 90 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 Newstead Wood 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 82.8 for Newstead Wood 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 Newstead Wood School (84.0 in 2021-22, 82.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School versus Newstead Wood School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrpingtonSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpingtonNewstead Wood SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA93/100Stronger figureA90/100
Local ranking1st of 19 in Bromley Stronger figure2nd of 19 in Bromley
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderBoys Girls
Pupils on roll1,085 1,262
Capacity838 955
LocationOrpington, BR6 9SH Orpington, BR6 9SA
GCSE results
Attainment 883.6 Stronger figure82.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths100.0% 100.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths100.0% 100.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc93.8% Stronger figure74.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score8.22 Stronger figure7.89 4.09
Cohort128 156
A-level results
A-level entries225 217
A-level average points50.3 Stronger figure43.5 35.0
A-level average gradeA B+
Best 3 A-levels points51.4 Stronger figure43.5 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects78.5% Stronger figure37.8% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,085 1,262
Free school meals (ever 6)4.5% 6.7%
English as an additional language46.2% 23.5%
SEN support5.3% 9.1%
SEN with an EHC plan0.1% 0.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence3.9% Stronger figure4.5% 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

Newstead Wood School

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