St Olave's Grammar School

St Olave's Grammar School
Clock tower of the former school building on Queen Elizabeth Street
Address
Map
Goddington Lane

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BR6 9SH

Coordinates51°22′03″N 0°06′14″E / 51.3675°N 0.104°E / 51.3675; 0.104
Information
Other names
  • St Olave's Grammar School
  • St Olave's
TypeVoluntary aided grammar school
MottoOlaf to Right the Wrong
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1571; 453 years ago (1571)
Local authorityBromley
Department for Education URN101676 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of governorsAdrian Boyd
HeadmasterAndrew Rees
ChaplainJulie Bowen[1]
GenderMale (co-educational sixth form)
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1081 (2020)
Capacity838 [2]
Houses
  • Bingham  
  • Cure  
  • Harvard  
  • Leeke  
Colour(s)Purple, black and white
   
SongJerusalem
PublicationThe Olavian Magazine
AffiliationWoodard Foundation
AlumniOld Olavians
Beneficiary ofSt Olave's and St Saviour's Schools Foundation and Dulwich Estate
Websitewww.saintolaves.net

St. Olave's Grammar School (formally St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Church of England Grammar School) (/ˈlævz/ or /ˈɒlɪvz/) is a selective secondary school for boys in Orpington, Greater London, England. Founded by royal charter in 1571, the school occupied several sites in Southwark, before establishing a location on Tooley Street in 1893. It moved to the suburb of Orpington in 1968, and has admitted girls to its sixth form since 1998.

A former Sunday Times State School of the Year (2008), the school is selective at both initial entry and for entry to the sixth form, but it has been criticised for policies that led to students being excluded from the sixth form for not achieving high grades. In 2017, parents threatened legal action against the policies applied by headteacher Aydin Önaç (who subsequently resigned), and the London Borough of Bromley instituted an inquiry whose critical report was published in July 2018.

  1. ^ "St. Olave's Grammar School".
  2. ^ "St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.