St Olave's Grammar School
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School is a highly selective boys' secondary school in Orpington, Greater London, England. The school is consistently one of the top achieving state schools in the UK and it was The Sunday Times State School of the Year in 2008. The school is also known as St Olave's, St Olave's Grammar School, STOGS or simply Olave's.In 2011, the school was ranked as the fourth best performing state school in the country at A-level and the 17th best for schools of all status by the Financial Times.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.Originally situated on the south bank of the Thames in Southwark, the school moved to suburban Orpington in 1968.General informationThe school is a beneficiary of the St Olave's and St Saviour's Schools Foundation, which in turn is a beneficiary of The Dulwich Estate, successor to the historic Alleyn's College charity. The school is also affiliated to the Woodard Foundation.