Side by side
Harris Academy Orpington and St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Harris Academy Orpington takes boys and girls; St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a boys' school.
- Harris Academy Orpington has 499 pupils; St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School has 1,084.
- The two schools are 0.8 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Harris Academy Orpington | St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 499 DfE register | 1,084 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Bromley DfE register | Bromley DfE register |
| Boarding | Not published | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 73 first preferences for 120 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 257 first preferences for 128 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 24 May 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 5 November 2024 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 42.7 (2024/25) DfE | 83.6 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 38% (2024/25) DfE | 100% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | C- (2024/25) DfE | A (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 27.4 (2024/25) DfE | 50.3 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 89% (left 2022/23) DfE | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 77% (left 2022/23) DfE | 93% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 48.1% DfE register | 5.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 16% school census 2024/25 | 46.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 17.6% school census 2024/25 | 5.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.7 DfE workforce census | 17.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 3.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.