OFSTED
5 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Bromley
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,084
1,084 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
154
14.2% of pupils
Male pupils
930
85.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.5 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Bromley
14.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
30.3 pts
above England
School
50.6%
Bromley
16.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Bromley
0.9%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
35.8%
388
Any other Asian background
12.6%
137
Chinese
12.1%
131
White British
10.2%
111
African
6.4%
69
Unclassified
5.7%
62
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
6.8%
74 of
1,084 pupils
14.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
83.6
44.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.27 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.52 pts
lower than
England
School
3.70%
Bromley
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.93 pts
lower than
England
School
3.89%
Bromley
14.42%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.16%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.65 pts
lower than
England
School
0.16%
Bromley
1.45%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
129.4%
37.0 pts
above England
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
129.4%
Bromley
99.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.