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St Olave’s and St Saviour’s Grammar School: 11+ entrance exam
Boys’ grammar school in Orpington.
St Olave’s and St Saviour’s Grammar School · Boys’ grammar school · OrpingtonAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
St Olave’s and St Saviour’s Grammar School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, maths, reading comprehension and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: date not yet published.
124 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
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When it is sat
Friday 18 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 29 June 2026. Source
Stage 1 SET Friday 18 Sep 2026; Stage 2 (English and maths) Friday 13 Nov 2026 for those who pass Stage 1. SIF registration opened Monday 8 June 2026 and closed midday Monday 29 June 2026.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Source
- How it is taken
- On paper. Source
- What it tests
- English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, maths, reading comprehension and a piece of writing. Source Source
- The papers
- Stage 1 Selective Eligibility Test (SET), 60 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Stage 2 English, 60 minutes, multiple choice and written answers, no calculator; Stage 2 Mathematics, 60 minutes, written answers, no calculator. Source Source Source
Stage 2 is only for boys who reach the required standard in the SET. SET answers in HB pencil on an answer sheet. Stage 2 English (1 hour): Section One multiple-choice reading and grammar, Section Two (a) inference from a text and (b) a piece of writing in a separate answer booklet (pens). Stage 2 maths (1 hour): problem-solving questions of increasing difficulty (pencil, ruler), with written answers (as read off the sample and equipment list). Calculators not allowed in either stage. - How places are decided
- Places offered in score order. SET outcome decides who proceeds to Stage 2; Stage 2 scores are standardised and aggregated with SET marks to rank candidates, and Bromley offers places to the highest-ranked boys by parental preference. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview Inferred
- No. Source
No interview in the two-stage process.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions Year 7 overview, St Olave’s Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“One hundred and twenty four places are available in Year 7 and 1682 applications were made for 2026 Entry. Places are offered by your Local Authority on National Offer Day on the basis of ranking in the Entrance Test and parental preference”
- St Olave’s Grammar School’s Arrangements for Admission to Year 7 in 2027 checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The School’s Selective Eligibility Test (SET) will last one hour and will comprise multiple choice questions in English, Logic (both Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning) and Mathematics. ... The Test comprises papers in English and Mathematics, each one hour in length.”
“Following the Stage 2 Entrance Test scores will be standardised and then aggregated, together with the SET marks, to allow a ranking of candidates. The rank order will be submitted to the London Borough of Bromley, who, under co-ordination, offer places to the highest ranked boys in accordance with parental preference.”
“The St Olave’s Online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) available from Monday, 8 June 2026 ... must be submitted no later than Monday, 29 June 2026 at Midday. ... Stage 1 Entrance Test (SET) Friday, 18 September 2026 ... The Stage 2 Entrance Test will take place at the School on Friday, 13 November 2026.”
- Entrance Test Information, St Olave’s Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Answers to the SET questions must be entered in HB pencil on the Answer Sheet provided.”
“Mobile telephones, wristwatches, dictionaries, and calculators are not allowed in the Test. ... Please provide the candidate with pens (blue or black ink) for the English Paper, and pencils, an eraser and a ruler for the Mathematics Paper ... Mobile telephones, wristwatches and calculators are not allowed in the Test.”
“Stage 1 Entrance Test (SET) Sample Questions Stage 1 Entrance Test - example of the answer sheet format Stage 2 Entrance Test Sample Questions”
- Sample Questions for Stage 2 Entrance Test, St Olave’s Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Part (b) assesses the ability to write choosing a form and content appropriate to the task”
“Section One tests Reading: assessing candidates by multiple choice questions, based on fiction or non-fiction passages and some questions on basic grammar. Section Two tests Reading and Writing: Part (a) requires candidates to explain and justify inferences with evidence from a text ... Part (b) assesses the ability to write ... The test lasts one hour.”
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