St. Olave's School
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| Motto | Olaf to Right the Wrong |
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| Established | 1562 St Saviour's and 1571 St Olave's |
| Type | Voluntary aided grammar school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Aydin Önaç (2010-) |
| Relations | The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy |
| Chair | The Reverend Professor Peter John Galloway OBE |
| Location |
Goddington Lane Orpington Greater London BR6 9SH England 51°22′03″N 0°06′14″E / 51.3675°N 0.104°ECoordinates: 51°22′03″N 0°06′14″E / 51.3675°N 0.104°E |
| Local authority | Bromley |
| DfE number | 305/5410 |
| DfE URN | 101676 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 934 |
| Gender | Boys (Mixed in the sixth form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Bingham , Cure Harvard , Leeke |
| Colours | Main: Purple Black , White |
| Chaplain | Rev. Julie Bowen |
| Affiliation | Member of the Woodard Foundation |
| Beneficiary of | Beneficiary of St Olave's and St Saviour's Schools Foundation and Dulwich Estate |
| Former Pupils | Old Olavians |
| Website | www |
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (/ˈoʊlævz/ or /ˈɒlɪvz/) is a highly selective boys' secondary school in Orpington, Greater London, England. The school is also known as St Olave's, St Olave's Grammar School, STOGS or simply Olave's.
The school in its current state was formed from an agreement in 1896 between two schools, St Olave's Grammar School (Charter 1571), and St Saviour's Grammar School (Charter 1562). A sister school, St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School, was established in 1903. St Olave's Grammar School was founded for the parish of St Olave in Southwark (1096-1926) which was named after Saint Olaf. They also have strong links with other schools through the Woodard Foundation.
The school is consistently one of the top achieving state schools in the UK. It was The Sunday Times State School of the Year in 2008 and in 2011 was ranked as the fourth best performing state school in the country at A-level by the Financial Times. The school is highly selective, pupils are selected for the sixth form on the basis of their excellent GCSE results, and expelled if they don't achieve consistently. In 2017 parents claimed this practice was illegal, and petitioned for judicial review. It has been suggested that this is a common practice across the country for schools attempting top placement in exam league tables.
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